Engine confusion... .

[tjh]

I'm not completely sold on the engine being designed poorly. I own two '99's and they do a quart every 2000 miles/each. Is that bad, and I'm running Mobil1? I believe the culprit is the PVC valve and oil filler gasket. By keeping these items under control and at spec the oil use problem is subdued. Give it a whirl and see what happens. Much cheaper than what you are talking about.

My other car shows no signs of oil burn @ 5000 miles between changes , it is also a 2001 ,but a Toyota . 110,000 + miles on the Odometer.

I removed the PCV some time ago , no change in consumption . air-filter in its place.

What does your oil usage look like? Just trying to figure out where you are and what you want to gain by such an expensive and time consuming effort.

It depends some times undetectable between fueling up and then it can range from 1/8 of a quart up to 1/2 quart . some times a wee bit more than half.

What I stand to gain is, hopefully a hassle free reliable motor, at least for a few years .

Travis, let me know what you find out if you decide to try some of the less expensive methods.

PCV removal no change . Well actually I no longer get a little puff of blue smoke when I punch the accelerator.

I can tell you from experience that an '04 Axiom engine will not solve your problem. We have an '04 Axiom and it burns oil at least twice as fast as my VX. I usually buy 6-7 quarters per change just to have extra lying around for the inevitable top-offs. And that's with changing the oil every 3500 miles.

I was afraid of this .

I have my rebuilt engine installed now. So far, so good... I'll let you know what the oil consumption is after a few hundred miles. I got it from a company only does import engines. They claim to meet better-than-OEM specs, but we'll see.

Please !Please! let me know.