KNOWN FAULTS · Toyota
Known faults for the Toyota MR2 (III).
2000–2007 · Petrol
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1 known fault with sources
Engines: 1.8 VVT-i (Petrol)
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.
Sources from the original database
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- 1.8 VVT-iPetrol