1998 Toyota Camry LE Bad Piston Bearings/Rod Knock And Lucas Oil Additive

This 4 cylinder Camry developed an engine knock most likely Rod Bearings, but could also be a bent rod. Oil change revealed metal shavings in the oil. But the motor still starts and runs.

We know this car received regular oil changes at higher than recommended intervals and was well maintained. It had just had the timing belt changed about two weeks before the problem started. We believe it is likely the infamous oil gel problem found in many Toyota engines.

This is an attempt to reduce the noise or help in some way using Lucas Oil Additive and a High Mileage oil. But is 135K high mileage for this car? And could something this simple ever work?

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Lucas
• Toyota
• Camry
• 1998
• Oil
• Additive
• Rod
• Bearings

[iceplusplus]

Are you responders all illiterate?

[iceplusplus]

zzz1346, I think you missed the point of the video. If you read the comments, hopefully it will sink in.

[iceplusplus]

copanda63, thanks for your response. Once again, this car was diagnosed by 4 different PROFESSIONAL mechanics. It IS a bent rod or the rod bearings. There are metal shavings in the oil. As it says, an oil change was done. Congratulations on having your Camry last so long.  You weren't a victim of oil sludge. But your advise is useless in this forum. Please read the entire thread before you respond again. Thanks.

[iceplusplus]

Actually, many Camrys failed because of the oil sludge problem. They only extended the warranty to 100000 miles, so at 135,000, this is junk.

Replacing the engine costs 1500. Car is worth about $2500 if the engine is replaced. It was sold off by the owner for a grand to an international wholesaler.

[iceplusplus]

Your first wrong assumption was that this is my car. It is not.

Your second wrong assumption appears to be that you think I expected this to fix the problem. It is just the opposite. I wanted to prove it doesn't work.

The video is primarily to let people listen to an engine with rod knock, and it is also to warn folks that the claims by additive makers that their products will help with rod knock is nonsense.

[iceplusplus]

I think you missed the point of the video. If you read the comments, it will hopefully sink in.

[quinnzillah]

:-G My Camry started doing that yesterday U_U, *sniffle*

[ROOBYDOOable]

reving the motor is just jackin it all up inside

[siscotree1]

T 2.2 is a excellent motor but like any needs to be mantained. Call JDM motrs. Got e for my 98 camry 2 yeas ago for 950 delivered and its a great motor well worth saving the car

[SuperSqueeeze]

I got a camry turbo 5sfe...ive even driven it without oil nd still drives strong nd quite....TOYOTA POWER...TRD

[twistedyogert]

Sounds like one of the pistons is hitting the valve.

[meattube4u33]

Many toyota's have died this way due to toyota's engine oil sludge problem that toyota avoided paying for by blaming the customers for poor maintance, finally in a court action a small fraction of owners got a little justice but for most there was only a broken car and many times with under 100k miles on it sitting uselessly in thier driveways. There is a reason toyota's sales are down and consumer reports ranks toyota as the auto maker with the most problems in 2010-2011.

[TheCandlelightmurder]

Lucas oil stabilizer is made for preventive maintenance. The only way you can fix a spun bearing is to replace it, that's if you didn't destroy your crank. What filter are you using? And what oil? That stuff plays into it.

[smr00111]

i have been driving a 98 camry with a knock for 8 months now and it has not changed, or used oil or gotten louder and its been 7,000 miles of hard driving. it doesnt sound as loud or rough as this car could it be something other than a rod?

[san1543]

Lucas is not going to fix a bend rod or really worn out barings it's purpose is to prevent your parts from sticking it also helps by creating a small layer on the parts such as piston rings and barings that if you were to measure with a micrometer it would be less than a thousands of an inch or a one thousands of an inch But to do this it must be added every oil change for about 1 year dont expect it to work as soon as you added it takes some time till you feel or hear the diference :)

[bigtiger4x4]

My car is now doing that... The fun part, was it crunching metal... Plus engine was HOT! Waste of time replacing oil pump.