Help! My 2013 Trail might be burning oil..

[1engineer]

I bet if your Mechanic found a half-eaten hamburger he could deduce that it must have been because it was full of E-Coli...

Just sayin.

Brilliant!

 

[Ducmonsta]

That's just what we do. There has to be a limit somewhere and engineers set it. Otherwise people would want new engines if they burned an ounce every 10K. I have had a vehicle that burned a quart every 400 miles and it was on its last legs lol.

Sure it's severe but what should it be? That's just a maximum limit.

I understand it's the max limit. It's there so that Toyota can CYA. But that's also how I personally feel about the 10K oil service interval. :cheers:

 

[20074runnerlimited]

Unfortunately your mechanic is correct. Engine is shot. You must sell it now and being a nice guy will pay you pennies on the dollar. I mean the engine is shot.

And since the engine is bad please ship to me lol

 

[MeefZah]

I bet if your Mechanic found a half-eaten hamburger he could deduce that it must have been because it was full of E-Coli...

Just sayin.

:lmao:

I was going to say without a frame of reference that would be like looking at a half full gas gauge and assuming the tank has a leak.

But I like the hamburger reference better.

 

[00Sebby]

If you were burning 1 Qt / 600mi, one would think you would be seeing a cloud of smoke coming from the rear.... so if you fried it within the 3700 mi, I think they would also ask the question...."did you see smoke coming from your tailpipe (insert here) mam/sir ?"

Years ago I had a '69 Z/28 that burned a quart every 200 miles. It didn't smoke unless I really hammered it for an extended duration and there was light smoke on trailing throttle. Of course, back then it was normal for Chevys to smoke a bit when you let off throttle. I'd hate that on a modern vehicle.

 

[Muzuki]

I doubt you are burning oil. You should have checked the oil level when you purchased the vehicle, since you did not, you have no reference. Keep checking it and be assured that all is probably OK.

Also more information would be helpful, what do you mean by "deferential barring?" Not sure what that means. Please further describe the parts you are trying to find out about and we may be able to assist.

I know I made the mistake of not checking it when I left the dealer, guess the excitement had the best of me..

Besides the oil concern I was told the front left inner deferential barring had more play than the right one.. not sure how else to explain it.., but again, when Toyota guys inspected it they said it was fine

 

[Muzuki]

Your friend sure jumped to a hasty conclusion.

You're telling me.. he then went to tell me that I should have purchased a Cadillac Escalade.. :der:

 

[Muzuki]

If you log in on the Toyota Owners website, you can put in your VIN and it will tell you the last time the oil was changed etc, assuming it was done at a Toyota dealership. Toyota Owners Official Web Site

Also, i think it is much more likely that the oil was underfilled. But check and see if the dealer is being truthful about the oil change and go from there.

I tried your link but that's for US only.. and the Canadian one (Toyota club) is down for the last three days on the Toyota Canada website..

 

[Muzuki]

Consider this scenario... (I sold cars for a long time). Clean oil is always a positive selling factor. Your not going to consider a car with black motor oil. So when you pull up that dipstick and its golden brown, you have all of your fears dismissed. You may not even look at the level as long as the color is good. The dealership will usually change the oil. Its built in to their cost factors when they take in a used car. Also now, most cars even SUV's use on average 5 quarts. The 4Runner (my 3rd gen) took about six. Sometimes when I checked and it looked low, it would take a whole quart to get to full. Its possible that when you bought it that they could have only put in the usual 5 qts. They don't care, it cost them less. At 32k, it should not be burning oil. My 16 year old 3rd gen with 240k+ miles still drained more than 5 quarts after every 10k miles....I sometimes wonder what she is doing now.

Im hoping that's the case in my situation..

Thanks for the reply

 

[Muzuki]

I bet if your Mechanic found a half-eaten hamburger he could deduce that it must have been because it was full of E-Coli...

Just sayin.

lol.. most likely

 

[Muzuki]

Unfortunately your mechanic is correct. Engine is shot. You must sell it now and being a nice guy will pay you pennies on the dollar. I mean the engine is shot.

And since the engine is bad please ship to me lol

loll considering how low our dollar is right now in comparison to the USD it just might be worth it.. :rofl:

 

[20074runnerlimited]

Lol oh geez even lower now for a "grey" market Canadiens car.

Don't stress it sure your engine is fine.

 

[Muzuki]

Good news.. after two oil changes I could safely say the truck is not burning oil!

 

[catrains]

Good news.. after two oil changes I could safely say the truck is not burning oil!

good that your checking the oil now and this is not an issue. when you have others do your oil servicing unfortunately to be safe you have to open the hood check all fluid levels then look under vehicle for leaks and ensure they fastened all the covers properly.

they do many times under fill the oil to generate more profit . toyota dealers also do it had this happen before family member .

they may also not change the oil as well this happens ,, sometimes they drain it and leave it empty this has happened !

It appears the front diff output shafts do have a lot of play on these.
good luck .