Hello everyone,
Last week my daily driven 2001 Toyota Corolla, 5spd, 190k miles started running rough. I had a compression test done and the vehicle will need a new engine. Does not overheat-- 31PSI on cylinder #2.
It still runs and drives down the highway with no issues other than a fairly rough idle when at stoplights.
Now that I've found a replacement vehicle, is there anything I can do to maximize what's left (if anything) of the engine?
I had read online about possibly running on 3 cylinders. I got the car cheap enough I would like to continue driving to the store, or until it simply won't move and sell for parts.
Thank you
Just for fun you should pull the spark plug out of the low comp cyl, spray some oil in there and take a compression check. See if its the rings or the valves if your curious unless you know already. if you don't care..don't bother...
As far as it cam go....it will go as long as you have compression on the others....
Haha well I do care, unfortunately my knowledge about cars is very limited to Scotty's channel, so I've been watching as many videos as I can. Certainly not expecting much!
If it's just a bad valve it might be worth repairing if you can do the work yourself. (I did that once on a car where the problem turned out to be a cracked valve and after the repair drove it another 100K miles.) Do the wet & dry compression test or, better yet, a leakdown test to find the cause of the low compression.
Unfortunately I'm not very handy when it comes to vehicles. I purchased the car almost 2 years ago for $1,100 , and haven't done a single thing to it other than oil changes. I wouldn't trust myself to do the work that's for sure!
That's understandable. It would not be worth paying a mechanic to do the work on that car. At least for $1100 it sounds like you got your use out of it. If you don't mind the rough running and reduced power - and don't have to worry about emission inspection - you might keep it going a bit longer, but I'd definitely start shopping around for a replacement. (Edit; I missed that you already found a replacement, that being the case you should be all set.)
Found an older Toyota Sienna to carry on the Toyota legacy