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Excessive Oil Consumption
2006 Toyota RAV4 (Page 5 of 5)
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Toyota dealer.
7.8
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,890
- Average Mileage:
- 113,050 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 83 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (43 reports)
- replace engine (15 reports)
- replace the piston rings and head gasket (9 reports)
- new piston rings (4 reports)
- not fixed, just a lot of $ out of my pocket (3 reports)
- plan to just add a quart of oil every few weeks (3 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Heavy oil consumption, more than what is listed in the manual as normal. After checking the oil randomly, a few months after an oil change, back in January 2012, I found that even after adding 1 1/2 litres, it still did not register on the dip stick. Looking inside the engine from the oil cap, everything was, and still is, covered with a thick dark brown film, that looks like baked on oil. At this point I started doing my own oil changes, and now, every 500 KM's I'm adding 500ml to the engine. It doesn't leave a spot on the driveway, and doesn't change the colour of the exhaust. I'm perplexed with where it is going. Toyota dealership said it is normal, but this is crazy. By the time I get to 5000 KM which is where an oil change is due, I've already replaced all the oil. I'm a die hard for Toyota, and still fairly confident that this is just a lemon. What I want is Toyota to step up to the plate and acknowledge the problem. Maybe make a severely discounted offer on a newer vehicle.
- peter r ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada