1995 Toyota Camry Oil Leak...where is my oil going?

Sugar · 17 Feb 2011, 12:09 pm

Hi, I have a 1995 Toyota Camry and recently had the oil change. I took it to an Auto Zone because my oil light was on and he said that the car barely had any oil in it and I ended up purchasing 3 quarts of oil to put in the car. However, there is very little oil in my driveway. A mechanic checked it out and said that my oil was mixing with the radiator fluid. He said he would recommend that I sale it to a salvage company because it would cost too much to repair it. Does anybody have any idea what the problem is and any recommendations on what to do with it?

That's what the mechanic told me, but I haven't noticed the car running hot or over heating. Could this still be the problem?

pedro7of9 · 17 Feb 2011, 12:24 pm

oil in coolant means head gasket is blown out,,cost about 1000 t fix..[assumeing the head is not cracked,,,di it overheat?

calnickel · 17 Feb 2011, 12:39 pm

Blown head gasket, lots of money.

It might cost more than the car is worth to repair it, but if the car is in otherwise good condition and you want to keep it, just get it fixed.

If you just junk it, you don't get any money for it and you will have to either buy a new vehicle which will lose the value of the repair costs as soon as you drive it off the lot, or a used vehicle where you don't know the service history or how it's been treated.

A guy here has an '89 Camry that runs and looks like new.