KNOWN FAULTS · Toyota

Known faults for the Toyota Celica (VII).

2000–2006 · Petrol

Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.

1 known fault with sources

Engines: 1.8 VVT-i / VVTL-i (Petrol)

Applies if: Only the 143 hp 1.8 VVT-i (1ZZ-FE); the 192 hp VVTL-i is a different engine (2ZZ-GE).

Oil consumption on the 1.8 VVT-i (1ZZ-FE)Engine

Engine / equipment: 1.8 VVT-i (1ZZ-FE): Corolla, Celica, MR2, RAV4 and Avensis
Period mentioned: Approx. 1998–2005
Symptoms: Oil must be topped up between changes (more than a litre every 1,600 km in bad cases), bluish smoke and fouled spark plugs; eventually misfires and a damaged catalytic converter.
Possible cause described: The piston rings on early engines stuck and let oil into the combustion chamber. Toyota changed the pistons in July 2005 and extended the engine warranty in the US.
Check for the garage: Measure consumption between two changes with the level set correctly and check the spark plugs and catalytic converter. If consumption is high, the lasting fix is new pistons and rings.
Cost cited in the source: No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.