KNOWN FAULTS · Toyota
Toyota Corolla (IX) 1.4 / 1.6 / 1.8 VVT-i common problems.
2000–2007 · Petrol
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
1 known fault with sources
Applies if: Only the 1.8 VVT-i (1ZZ-FE).
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.