ae111 oil problems

[vvtirep]

hey guys.
i have a 1996 toyota levin ae111. i have been having some engine troubles and the engine has been holding back. so i thought hmm missfire??it sounds like a misfire? so i thought well the spark plugs hasnt been changed i betta change em. so i did.
after changing them the problem is still happening. so i thought well the otha week the engine oil was on like half so i checked it this afternoon and it was just below low on the dip stick!!
this means in under 5000kms i have used 4litres of oil!
i asked my brother which has the same car and his car seems to eat oil real fast.
does anyone have this problem aswell or is it totaly normal.
any solutions????
any help wouldbe awsome!
thanks

[Ae92typeX]

so you have been topping up the oil yes?- otherwise usually f-l on the dipstick is about 1L
20v's can use a bit of oil. What oil are you using and what mileage?

There has been similar discussions efor, try a search also

[vvtirep]

yea ive been keeping it between f-l. i was meaning to check again last week cos i remeber it being jst ova half and nw it supa low.
im using castrol magnetec 10w-40

so i just used a whole bottle(4L) over 5000kms.

i bought the car at 119000kms and did a full oil change at 120000

[postfach]

so i just used a whole bottle(4L) over 5000kms.

That doesn't sound so good....Is it smokey? Is the sump bolt done up tight and is there a copper washer on there? Checked for leaks from the engine from underneath the car?

[vvtirep]

yea i no. its crazy... is there ment to be a bronze washer on the sump ill have 2 chack tht cos i dunt remember seeing one wen i changed oil last time. will have to look 2morrow.
it dosnt seem to be leaking on to mi driveway at all.
i did have a problem with my oil pressure sender so i removed it and got a bolt to put into the block.
its very odd

[Alex B]

Try something that isnt magnatec, my 3s burns that stuff like crazy, not a problem with GTX protec.

[Bling]

s there ment to be a bronze washer on the sump ill have 2 chack tht cos i dunt remember seeing one wen i changed oil last time. will have to look 2morrow.
it dosnt seem to be leaking on to mi driveway at all.

if its not leaking from the sump plug, then don't worry about buying a bronze washer.

how many Kms on the clock?

I'd use around that much oil too, most of them use oil, the amount just differs car to car I think


As long as you keep enough oil in it, it shouldn't cause you any issues.

[frost]

i dont get that eating oil problem in my 111 or 86, never had to top it off, maybe your stem seals are gone, seems only some get that problem and some get the handbrake on between 2k-3k feeling.

FYI. full-low is not 4L worth of oil.

[matt dunn]

yea i no. its crazy... is there ment to be a bronze washer on the sump ill have 2 chack tht cos i dunt remember seeing one wen i changed oil last time. will have to look 2morrow.
it dosnt seem to be leaking on to mi driveway at all.
i did have a problem with my oil pressure sender so i removed it and got a bolt to put into the block.
its very odd

So you have a car that is using lots of oil and will probably at some stage run out of oil if you forget to top it up,

and you have removed the oil sender and replaced it with a bolt?


Best you start saving and looking for a second motor now for when your retardedness destroys the one you have now.

[spark_38]

i noticed mine used a bit as well in the 6 months between servicing. not sure how much, but not 4L - probably more like 0.5-1L

about a month ago, my oil pressure light was flashing... my mate suggested putting in lucas (same as moreys), an engine oil stabilizer. i think it has similar properties to the magnatec oil - it creates a thin film lubrication on the engine... i pulled off the cam cover and poured it on directly

i did an oil/filter change earlier (while i had the car jacked up) and noticed there was bugger all drained out. the lucas had caused it to go all dark and thick, as the engine was still warm most of it probably hadn't settled back into the sump

the factory oil pressure sender units apparently only register if it the oil pressure drops below 5psi. the aftermarket electronic autometer gauges are much better - although i haven't upgraded yet

[vvtirep]

Best you start saving and looking for a second motor now for when your retardedness destroys the one you have now.

wtf?it was a modified oil pressure sender for an auto guage but it did not fit straight into the block so it had a spacer rod to clear the bracket(all installed before i bought the car). after doin some long distance traveling the viabrations and the weight of the oil pressure sender snapped this spacer rod. so i fixd it and the same thng happened again. so i got it professionaly removed and the sump sealed up.???
how the hell is tht retardation ..?

how ever i did lose some of this oil wen the oil pressure sender snapped. so i had to toped it up . the car has just ticked over to 125000kms....

[rollaholic]

it wasnt clear from your initial post that it was an aftermarket addition - matt probably thought you had thrown out the stock sender.

[Lloyd]

Thats what I thought he was meaning too.


Is it actually smoking or anything?

Get rid of the Magnatec and put something else in. Try some Protec 15W40 and see if you get any difference

[Dragger_Dan]

Or just try a mineral 20w40 or 20w50. Shitty thin synthetic oils tend to dissapear out of aging jap motors quite quickly.

Case and point - My brother had a 1.8 mitsi libero. Made the mistake of putting 10wsomethingarather synthetic in it, some ugly blue crap that looked like window cleaner. Very next day it's blowing smoke and using oil. Changes the oil and filter, goes back to good old GTX 20w40. Everything goes back to normal, car runs fine. Car had something like 145000k on it.

[AceSniper]

wouldnt use magnatec mine eats it with-in a week or two and engines in good shape...

if you can find it.... the below oil has run very well in mine under hard driving and not vanished like the magnatec

http://www.valvoline.co.nz/prod01211111.htm

[Zak]

We use the magnitec stuff at work be it a dihatsu or a hilux... we don't seem to have any trouble with it though.

I don't like the stuff, no acctual reason behind it. I've all ways used good old shell helix in my cars. Never had a problem with it, and untill I do, I will continue to use it.

[matt dunn]

i did have a problem with my oil pressure sender so i removed it and got a bolt to put into the block.

The way that read it made it sound like you took out the oil sender and put a bolt in there to fill the whole so there is no oil light or gauge.

That is retarded.

If you still have a light/gauge etc then thats ok.

[Lloyd]

wouldnt use magnatec mine eats it with-in a week or two and engines in good shape...

if you can find it.... the below oil has run very well in mine under hard driving and not vanished like the magnatec

http://www.valvoline.co.nz/prod01211111.htm

Repco used to stock it, not entirely sure if they do now or not. Repco and probably even supercheap should be able to get it no trouble, or any garage that uses Valvoline oil.

[spark_38]

The Valvoline VR1 is available from any Repco and Supercheap store, in fact the whole Valvoline range is... My mates all use it in their Subies (as they take 4.5L of oil)

[Tumacki]

your lucky you caught it. i diddnt in my ae111 and its fuked the main bearing. rebuild time. thank god for insurance. only done 117,000kms and got servied at 110,000.