93toy89

Hey i have a 93 toyota p/u i just bought, the owner before me had the motor rebuilt 2 times. each time it drinks 2 quarts of oil a day, i dont know why it causes this, anyone know? i think its the seals?

Lumpy

Ummm do you have a puddle? Do you have blue smoke? Can you see where it's leaking if it is?
I don't think the rebuild was a very good one...

93toy89

no i havent even cranked it, my fiance brother is who i got it from, but its not leaking, its burning

Lumpy

I can't see it running very well using more oil than fuel...it's gotta be leaking somewhere??? If not that thing will smoke more than the bat mobile having a bad day...

93toy89

there ain't no way i can crank it now, it was setting up for awhile, rats got to the wiring harness.

yayfortrees

If it's burning the oil, it's either the rings and/or intake valve guide seals.

You said 2 quarts a day, how many miles is that?

yayfortrees

Well, at least that solves your oil problem for now. Who cares about oil consumption when you have a wire harness problem.

Lumpy

Damn boy you gotta mess there!!!

93toy89

yeah true how much you think it would take to fix a wiring harness, or would it better to buy a whole new one

Lumpy

Where you located??? Are you looking for a new harness? Engine harness or Dash or both? What motor are we speaking of?

yayfortrees

All depends on how bad it is and where it's chewed. How good are you with a soldering iron?

93toy89

Mobile, AL 2.4l RE. under the hood wiring harness

93toy89

too much to soldering i know that

Lumpy

Alright I have a 88 3.0 5spd for parts...not going to do you much good...I tried.

Check the local yards for a harness...

93toy89

alright i will, but i have other projects also, dont make too much money..

Lumpy

Well were all in that boat...I had a small fund for my runner to get fixed and that went to the clutch on the truck that I'm starting tomorrow...

You can try and fix it up what could it hurt???

93toy89

just dont have hardly any money

Lumpy

Well wiring harness will cost a few bucks...Some wire and a soldering iron are not all that much. I'm sure you can get a decent iron for $30.00 and wire for less than that. If you bought a vehicle that does not run apparently you have one that does so I'm assuming you don't need this running straight away. Download the FSM from my sig and start reading on the wiring. That would be my first objective it to get the wiring done.

93toy89

actually i fixed the engine problem, im spending $200 for a new 22RE motor with 88,000 miles on it, came out of a farm truck. now is the wiring problem.