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Can anybody help?

'94 Corolla, 149,000 miles, one owner. 10,000 miles ago oil pump was
replaced at Toyota store, they said engine was in great shape. Now oil
pressure is low again and they say needs new engine. Independent shop
confirmed oil pump works properly, but oil pressure below specs.

What can I do?

Thanks

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In news:c2bs4601lga@enews3.newsguy.com,
RS <samples@hbci.com> being of bellicose mind posted:
> Can anybody help?
>
> '94 Corolla, 149,000 miles, one owner. 10,000 miles ago oil pump
> was replaced at Toyota store, they said engine was in great shape.
> Now oil pressure is low again and they say needs new engine.
> Independent shop confirmed oil pump works properly, but oil
> pressure below specs.
>
> What can I do?
>
> Thanks

Very very odd. Are you running a very thin grade oil? Is the motor
sludged up inside from missed oil changes? Has the engine ever been
overheated? Has anyone screwed in a mechanical oil pressure gauge to
verify the actual pressure? Oil pressure with a thoroughly warmed
engine (ie, 5 miles of freeway speeds) will be low at idle ... but
not so low as to kick ON the oil light.
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- Philip @ Maximum Torque RPM

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On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 07:40:22 GMT, "Philip®"
<1chip-state1@earthlink.net.invalid> wrote:

>In news:c2bs4601lga@enews3.newsguy.com,
>RS <samples@hbci.com> being of bellicose mind posted:
>> Can anybody help?
>>
>> '94 Corolla, 149,000 miles, one owner. 10,000 miles ago oil pump
>> was replaced at Toyota store, they said engine was in great shape.
>> Now oil pressure is low again and they say needs new engine.
>> Independent shop confirmed oil pump works properly, but oil
>> pressure below specs.
>>
>> What can I do?
>>
>> Thanks
>
>Very very odd. Are you running a very thin grade oil? Is the motor
>sludged up inside from missed oil changes? Has the engine ever been
>overheated? Has anyone screwed in a mechanical oil pressure gauge to
>verify the actual pressure? Oil pressure with a thoroughly warmed
>engine (ie, 5 miles of freeway speeds) will be low at idle ... but
>not so low as to kick ON the oil light.

Your '94 Corolla requires a 10W-30 Oil. I'm not sure I would worry as
long as your oil light does not come on during idle. The engine idle
should read about 750 rpm after it's warmed up.

Use a good grade of oil filter, like toyota filter from your toyota
dealer. A Purolator - Pure One oil filter is another oil filter that
works well.

After the engine has cooled down check that the oil level shows full
on the oil dip stick. The car needs to be sitting on near level
ground if possible.

If you use dino oil, change oil and filter at ever 3500 miles. If you
use synthetic, change oil and filter ever 5000 miles. If your way
past a needed oil change that can cause lower oil pressure at idle
especially with dino oil.

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"RS" <samples@hbci.com> wrote in message
news:c2bs4601lga@enews3.newsguy.com...
> Can anybody help?
>
> '94 Corolla, 149,000 miles, one owner. 10,000 miles ago oil pump was
> replaced at Toyota store, they said engine was in great shape. Now oil
> pressure is low again and they say needs new engine. Independent shop
> confirmed oil pump works properly, but oil pressure below specs.
>
> What can I do?
>
> Thanks
>
>

My Corrolla's oil light was coming on at about 150,000. I got a new oil
sending unit and a special socket sized for it ~ $15. I put in the new
sending unit and all is well.

RG

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"RS" <samples@hbci.com> wrote in message
news:c2bs4601lga@enews3.newsguy.com...
> Can anybody help?
>
> '94 Corolla, 149,000 miles, one owner. 10,000 miles ago oil pump was
> replaced at Toyota store, they said engine was in great shape. Now oil
> pressure is low again and they say needs new engine. Independent shop
> confirmed oil pump works properly, but oil pressure below specs.

What a bunch of BS. Sad to see a Toyota "store" stoop the level of the other
screw-you-over guys. Toyota engines just don't go belly up and whoops! you
need a new engine! If the car was severely neglected (and I mean severe),
then I could understand. Fact of the matter is, Toyota doesn't make junk
that ****s out 100,000 miles later.

-Tim

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> What can I do?
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> Thanks
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