# 2008 Toyota Camry - excessive oil consumption without smoke **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** camry, toyota\ **Created:** [March 11, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-camry-excessive-oil-consumption-without-smoke/160835 "2020-03-11T23:20:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![David\_Galvez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@David\_Galvez](https://community.cartalk.com/u/David_Galvez)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-camry-excessive-oil-consumption-without-smoke/160835/1 "2020-03-11T23:20:31Z")
Excessive engine oil consumption but no smoke. Leak seems near propeller shafts leading to wheels. ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-camry-excessive-oil-consumption-without-smoke/160835/2 "2020-03-12T02:51:26Z")
You won’t necessarily see smoke due to the catalytic converter, not that burning oil is good for it. How much is “excessive”? How bad is the leak? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2020, 11:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-camry-excessive-oil-consumption-without-smoke/160835/3 "2020-03-12T11:47:21Z")
> [@David\_Galvez](#): > > Leak seems near propeller shafts leading to wheels. That would be a transmission leak. Different oil, different problem. Engines can consume a lot of oil past the piston rings without much visible smoke. The spark plugs would be black and sooty at the tips.