toyota tercel engine prob

[quote:6ef94b329f="rjws"]its a early 90's tercel, around 92 or 94, its a friends car...it often needs oil and needs a change of spark plugs every 3-4 months ... the oil I think might be a leak from somewhere if its using that much but maybe someone has a better idea. and the spark plug problem i have no clue! thank you![/quote:6ef94b329f]

With no physical leakage its leaking into the combustion chamber-could be bad valves/seals/rings/ Time to overhaul the engine or a long block

[quote:710b333385="rasmataz"][quote:710b333385="rjws"]its a early 90's tercel, around 92 or 94, its a friends car...it often needs oil and needs a change of spark plugs every 3-4 months ... the oil I think might be a leak from somewhere if its using that much but maybe someone has a better idea. and the spark plug problem i have no clue! thank you![/quote:710b333385]

With no physical leakage its leaking into the combustion chamber-could be bad valves/seals/rings/ Time to overhaul the engine or a long block[/quote:710b333385]

But in this case wouldnt I then see smoke coming out the exhaust because i wont be burning all the oil during combustion??? this would likely solve the spark plug problem. oil in the combustion chamber...

[quote:af9bb96c04="rjws"][quote:af9bb96c04="rasmataz"][quote:af9bb96c04="rjws"]its a early 90's tercel, around 92 or 94, its a friends car...it often needs oil and needs a change of spark plugs every 3-4 months ... the oil I think might be a leak from somewhere if its using that much but maybe someone has a better idea. and the spark plug problem i have no clue! thank you![/quote:af9bb96c04]

With no physical leakage its leaking into the combustion chamber-could be bad valves/seals/rings/ Time to overhaul the engine or a long block[/quote:af9bb96c04]

But in this case wouldnt I then see smoke coming out the exhaust because i wont be burning all the oil during combustion??? this would likely solve the spark plug problem. oil in the combustion chamber...[/quote:af9bb96c04]

The matter here is the sparkplug being coated with oil and it don't go there. No blue smoke than you have an actual leakage somewhere-and again oil on the plug will burn and will come out of the exhaust as blue smoke.