Oil leakage

[Brave_Man]

hehee..one more question

I have a camry 87, and yet i am not a used car dealer it leaks engine oil like mad. Like each two weeks, i have to fill in about 1 quarter of engine oil.
Brought it to a mechanic couple times, and they said it will be expensive to fix it.
Leak stoppage fluid again?

Thanks again, car experts

[cis]

It almost equal money of your car because they have to change the gasket and other stuff. Older car with alot of miles will happen the same thing

Do U see the leaking oil anywhere U park ?

1. keep driving like that way....fill oil in every two weeks .....
2. fix it, it's may cost over $1,000.00 or more...fixing cost same price for a better car, think about it....it's your money...
3. junk yard

[GioLanh]

Originally posted by Brave_Man
hehee..one more question

I have a camry 87, and yet i am not a used car dealer it leaks engine oil like mad. Like each two weeks, i have to fill in about 1 quarter of engine oil.
Brought it to a mechanic couple times, and they said it will be expensive to fix it.
Leak stoppage fluid again?

Thanks again, car experts

Ok, it's expensive to fix? ... but did they tell U exactly what the problem is?

Oil leak in '87 Camry can be from easy to hard:
1) valve cover gasket -> $20 problem ... go to Autozone, buy one, open 3 nuts to replace it.
2) oil pan gasket -> $20 problem ... require little more labor to take the oil pan out (so many screws)
3) front seal/cam gasket -> major problem but can be done easily with timing belt change. (total cost is about $400).

I'm not sure where $1000 comes from?
$500 tip?

[NgVoTam]

labor of course,

independent shop a day any where between $45 to $50 an hour flat rate

by versa

dealer labor: any between $65 to $99 an hour flat rate