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cranswick

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  1. thankyou, do you think the dipstick going from full to half way after 2,500 km is mostly likely typical oil burn for such an old car rather then an oil leak . or if there is an oil leak would it most likely not be a big leak with that amount of oil use. l next get it serviced in 3 months l guess they can check then
  2. Thanks , its the original engine, never been rebuilt and it auto . l think its 2.4 2az-fel engine 20 years old and done 340,000 km's did have a leak a year ago but they fixed it and when they changed the oil 3 months ago they checked it and said its fine with no leaks. Past 3 months l have done about 2,500 kms and oil gone from full to half way on the dipstick ., Would that be fairly normal oil use for such an old car and if it is a leak would it sound like a just a small leak? If l just keep checking the oil and keeping it topped up should l have nothing to worry about until my next service in a few months or should l get it checked
  3. Hi l have a 2003 camry done 340,000 km. Had oil change 3 months ago and they said all was normal then no sign of leak . PAst 3 months l have done 2,500 Km's and oil on the dipstick has gone from Full to half way, does that mean theres an oil leak and l should take it in to be checked or is that fairly normal oil use for such an old car. lm using 5w 30 synthetic oil
  4. Hi l just had four new tyres put on my 2003 camry today, since then whenever l put my brakes on and the car comes to a complete stop it makes a grinding noise, l spoke to the guy who put the tyres on and he said its caused by the lubticant and its normal and will go away in a few days, do they put lubricant in when they change tyres, l am worried they might have damged something and just said its caused by lubricant to get rid of meshould l take my car to my mechanic to get checked
  5. Hi my Air conditioning on my 2003 camry broke, It doesnt work at all on the lower settings it only works on the setting marked " HIGH" it works normally on high except it makes a strange noise. wHAT do you think the problem is , as its an old car its not worth spending much money fixing it, do you think its a serious expensive problem or something that could be fixed cheaply. ALso where do l take it to be fixed, would a regular mechanic where l get my car serviced do the job or would l need to take it to some sort of A/C sepecialist
  6. thanks, Do you recommend a particular additive l could ask them to put in, just worried the wrong additive could do damage
  7. thanks, so its OK to leave it until the next oil change or service ask for a thicker oil and additives then. So the thiner 5w 30 oil wont damage the engine or cause problems but it will be used up more quickly so l need to keep an eye on the levels, is that correct
  8. Hi l took my camry in for the service yesterday they said the smoke on startup and the high oil use is normal for a high milage car 340,000 and nothing to worry about . Last time they put in a thicker oil 15W 40 to reduce oil use but this time they put in a thinner oil 5W 30 . l was worried 5w 30 might be too thin for an old engine with high oil use or is that OK ? should l ask them to go back to a thicker oil. ALso since they put in the 5W 30 oil yesterday l have trouble reading the dipstick, the dipstick looks like theres no oil on it, is that normal because its a thin oil
  9. thanks , so its really going to come down to the cost of the labor, can some cars still last a long time with leaking stem seals
  10. Thanks my coolant level seems the same as it was a couple of months ago and the car seems normal at idle and drives normally, so does that mean its probably not a blown head gasket. So its probably the stem cells, if l want to get them replaced what sort of cost is it
  11. Thanks tow truck , so does the valve stem seals explain both the high oil use and smoke on start up, how expensive do you think it would be to fix, l read there are additives like Rislone vlave seal you can use ,are they any use? Apart from the high ooil use and smoke it drives perfectly, if l dont get it repaired how much longer do you think the engine will last
  12. yes the oil past 1,000 km has gone from full dipstick to half way , is that normal for a 20 year old car 340,000km or excessive? ,also l noticed past few days theres alot less smoke from the exhaust on start up, l would say about half as much smoke as before , l wonder why that is
  13. l dont know if they checked pcv at the garage last time, im taking it back in september for a service and ask them to look into the oil burn and smoke,burn, blow by problem, it seems to be running totally well now apart from that, just hope its stays that way until l take it in september
  14. hi l just removed the oil cap like you said and there was heaps of air pressure coming out, how serious a problem is the blow back , is it an urgent problem and l should l take it to the garage right away ,n could it be blocked pcv valve , how do they fix it, is it a engine flush,l read some blow by is normal how do l tell if its normal level or too much
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