Can you install piston rings without removing the engine? Or do you have to remove the engine inorder to replace piston rings? To remove the engine I would need a cherry picker and some jack stands but if I don't have to remove the engine maybe it would be easier but more labor intense? Has anyone replaced piston rings without removing an engine? Anything helps.
the Camry's use the same engines from 2002 to 2009. So it could be the piston rings. Or it could be just the age and miles related as well. It is a 2006 Camry with 375k miles. It burns about 2-3 quarts every 5k miles
The bad rings were put in 2AZ-FE engines starting in 2007. Earlier year models were unaffected because those 2AZ-FE engines did not have the newer 'updated' low tension rings. Those new rings caused the excessive oil burning.
Forget about putting rings in that engine. My advice, don't sink major $$$ in a 18 year old car. Just keep adding oil and drive it till it dies.
Yea true. We will just live with it then.
Can you install piston rings without removing the engine? Or do you have to remove the engine in order to replace piston rings? To remove the engine I would need a cherry picker and some jack stands but if I don't have to remove the engine maybe it would be easier but more labor intense? Has anyone replaced piston rings without removing an engine? Anything helps.
Most likely not. It's front wheel drive, so all of the other components that move the car will be connected in some shape or form to the car's subframe. Even my 1979 Pontiac, with rear wheel drive, can't be accessed without removing the engine from the car. Its rear main seal went out last year and the engine had to be lifted up to even get enough clearance to replace the rear main. Replacing piston rings is a very involved job and requires a lot more expertise than any DIYer who wrenches on the weekends would be familiar with.
Ok yea we will just live with it then.
Yeah, I think you’ll have to pull the engine.
What’s the problem with the piston rings?
Oh it does burn oil and I know 4 cylinder Camry's from the year 2004 to 2009 have thin piston rings and they burn oil as miles rack up. We just add oil and top it off. It is not worth rebuilding an engine unless if you can do it by yourself and save a whole bunch of money on labor.
@shone200 As far as I know, it was years 2007 and up to like 10 that had the oil burning issues. That was when they introduced the newer model. If yours is burning oil, and older than 2007, it may just be age and miles related. What year is it, and how much oil are you burning?
Hmmm but the Camry's use the same engines from 2002 to 2009. So it could be the piston rings. Or it could be just the age and miles related as well. It is a 2006 Camry with 375k miles. It burns about 2-3 quarts every 5k miles.
If the oil pan can be dropped and you can access the rods from underneath to unbolt them from the crank it should be possible to do with the engine in the car.
However the cylinders should be checked for wear and taper. If they're out of specification a simple ring job won't help you. In that case you would need to have the cylinders bored oversize and install oversized pistons and rings.
Ok thank you. Yea it's just better to rebuild the whole engine instead of just replacing the Pistons and Piston rings.