How long does a toyota which smokes white during acceleration (worn piston rings) and cold idle last?

How long does a toyota which smokes white during acceleration and cold idle last?

how long honestly do you think a car like that would last with just basic maintenance? it burns some oil and has 188k miles. a mechanic said it has worn piston rings and thats why there is oil on spark plugs.How long does a toyota which smokes white during acceleration (worn piston rings) and cold idle last?First up, to all the people who are sooooooooooooo sure that white SMOKE means he's burning coolant:

Close your textbooks, and go and sit in the corner. If you actually believe that burning oil will ONLY EVER produce blue smoke, you haven't had a lot of experience with f*cked engines. There is a difference between steam and smoke, smoke lingers, steam dissipates. Most engines I've seen that have been consuming oil have blown white smoke. And on top of that, a mechanic has already LOOKED at his car (not just heard a description of it), and has come to the conclusion that the engine is consuming oil.



And now back to the question: It will probably still last a while, and you'll be able to drive it without too many problems. The problem is, it will need the oil topped up regularly for obvious reasons, it will begin to lose power, and it will choke people who drive behind you. I'm not saying stop driving it, hell, I drove my busted-*** Subaru for ages with a f*cked engine, I could have done skywriting with the amount of smoke it was blowing. But the cops don't like it much. Oh, and you'll keep getting dirty sparkplugs, which means it will begin to misfire after a while.



If you planned on rebuilding the engine, I'd say stop driving it, since you can end up doing damage to the engine which will cost you more when you are ready to rebuild it. But if you're not going down that road, I'd say just whack some thicker oil in the engine and keep driving. I had 70 weight in my GM red 202ci when the rings were getting worn, it stopped it smoking. But keep this in mind, if you do intend on rebuilding the engine eventually, heavier oil has the following effects:

- Puts more stress on the oil pump, can even cause it to cavitate

- May not deliver enough oil to the big-ends and main bearings, causing extra heat and wear

- Can prevent hydraulic lifters from functioning properly

- If the oil's viscosity is too high, it may not even lubricate the bores properly



But yeh, you'll find out in good time how long the engine will last in it's current state. Good luck to you.How long does a toyota which smokes white during acceleration (worn piston rings) and cold idle last?
Damn man! LOL... I had a 2000 Toyota Celica GT-S and I absolutely loved that car in this last year, it kept breaking down, 3 clutches and then the engine blown. I had the car for about a good 4 years. Toyotas are getting and even more of a bad name after all the deal will the gas pedals. I'm going back to my traditional roots of my family and we've always bought Chevrolets ever since I was little. I just stepped out of my families roots of buying nothing but Chevrolets. I have a Chevy truck now, and I haven't had any problems with it at all and to top it off it's even older than that 2000 Toyota Celica GT-S that I had. I will never buy a Toyota again.How long does a toyota which smokes white during acceleration (worn piston rings) and cold idle last?How much sun causes skin cancer??



It is all a matter of speed and load. According to y best calculations this car will last exactyl 156.89 miles at 3300 rpm. 45.9984 miles at 4500 rpm. 342.998 miles at 2200 rpm. 869.003 miles at 1500 rpm. 99999999.99 at 0 rpm.



Your lucky this is a Toyota. People will give you big bucks for it.How long does a toyota which smokes white during acceleration (worn piston rings) and cold idle last?
go with a heaver weight oil maybe slow it down

5w30 to 10w30 10w30 to 10w40 really cant say long as you dont run out of oil it might last yrs then it might blow up today thats hard to say when anything might break

what oil type you using now might change weight of oil and help someHow long does a toyota which smokes white during acceleration (worn piston rings) and cold idle last?between 3 minutes and 300k miles. Actually we just got rid of a 96 camry with 436K on it.How long does a toyota which smokes white during acceleration (worn piston rings) and cold idle last?
Blue smoke=Burning oil

Black smoke= Burning gas

White smoke may just be steam from condensation
it depends on the conditions, but usually not long.