# Will a thicker engine oil burn less? How to get engine to burn less oil? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota, camry\ **Created:** [December 17, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035 "2023-12-17T00:45:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/22 "2023-12-18T00:29:32Z")
This is a 4-cylinder model year 2005 Camry? If so . . . yes, the 4-cylinder engines for that generation Camry 2002 - 2006 were known to be more problematic, versus the available V6 Camry engines In all honesty, I would start saving for a newer vehicle ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/23 "2023-12-18T01:18:42Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > so . . . yes, the 4-cylinder engines for that generation Camry 2002 - 2006 were known to be more problematic My old 2002 Camry consumed 1qt. every 500 miles. I just kept it topped off, gave the away at 280k still ran great. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/24 "2023-12-18T01:45:56Z")
You’re lucky Not all were ---
**Author:** ![CalmnCool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90db22/32.png) [@CalmnCool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CalmnCool)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/25 "2023-12-18T07:11:13Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > My question is, what has been done to this poor little Camry that it is on it’s 2nd engine and already having issues with only 115,000 miles on it, that is only break in mileage on most Toyota’s… lol Lol. I got caught in a flash flood and it destroyed the original engine. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/26 "2023-12-18T12:36:36Z")
Yeah hydrolocking an engine will do that… lol ---
**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/27 "2023-12-18T12:40:18Z")
You can get 90w gear oil. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/28 "2023-12-18T14:41:37Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > If the engine uses enough oil it changes itself. I don’t think Greyhound does this anymore…but for years they’d never change the oil on their busses. They’d just add and change filter regularly. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/29 "2023-12-18T14:45:26Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > I don’t think Greyhound does this anymore…but for years they’d never change the oil on their busses They also used to “re-groove” their bald tires–until the number of accidents from skids and blowouts was so large that they finally figured out it was cheaper to buy new tires. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/30 "2023-12-18T16:15:07Z")
New tires or retreads? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/31 "2023-12-18T17:05:00Z")
Yeah, considering that it was Greyhound, they were probably retreads. ---
**Author:** ![JoeMario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@JoeMario](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoeMario)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/32 "2023-12-18T17:34:36Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > They also used to “re-groove” their bald tires–until the number of accidents from skids and blowouts was so large that they finally figured out it was cheaper to buy new tires. Do you know if their tires were designed and made with extra thick rubber under the tread pattern to permit re-grooving? ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/33 "2023-12-18T17:36:22Z")
> [@JoeMario](#): > > Do you know if their tires were designed and made with extra thick rubber under the tread pattern to permit re-grooving? According to the news articles at the time (1970s), they were “regular” tires that could not be safely re-grooved. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035/34 "2023-12-18T17:38:04Z")
Regroovable tires have an extra thick body that allow new treads to be cut after the original treads wear thin. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/b/0bcdc789e06a317379a7cc54482572e4509e2239.jpeg) [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/will-a-thicker-engine-oil-burn-less-how-to-get-engine-to-burn-less-oil/194035.md?page=1)