Hello Scotty,
I live in Germany and looking for a 2009 Toyota Auris, 1.4 or 1.6 liter. Are these engines oilburner or only certain engines with certain displacement from this time period?
Well I’d avoid the old school 1.4L ZZ engine - they do burn oil, they do have timing issues, they do carbon up the exhaust. It’s just a weak design.
The 1.6L ZR is a much better design, it ultimately later became one of Toyota’s best small engines.
BUT being a 2009, some had MASSIVE oil consumption issues.
I’d recommend a ‘10 - up (I also think getting the 2nd gen car over 1st might be worth it) with a 1.6L if you can confirm that there’s no significant oil consumption, no ValveMatic glitches (if equipped), and no excessive timing noise.
edit: spelling.
Those aren't particularly oil burners if you take care of them it was a 2.5 l Toyota engine that burned oil
Thank you 😀