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I haven't done the piston soak, but have decided to get the car junked sometime this week. They'll give me $200 and get it towed, yippee. But I have to get it out of here, unfortunately. Car is posted on Craiglist in my area, but no attention except from scammers. A shame, because with a...

Originally Posted By: gathermewool What are the DTC's for the flashing CEL? Is it only for cylinder 4 misfire? Compression? Leakdown? My local shop said the compression for the other three cylinders were more or less ok, but that #4 was 50. They didn't tell me what the latest scan revealed...

Originally Posted By: demarpaint Originally Posted By: Lubener I would change the plugs afterwards. And the oil. If possible do it when a spark plug change and oil change are due, and kill three birds with one stone. My problem might be too bad for that. The cylinder died when I tried to make...

Originally Posted By: Drew99GT Done many soaks on Corollas; fill the cylinders as much as possible. Turn the engine over with a ratchet every few hours, and YES, use a syringe with a long piece of aquarium tubing to suck out remaining fluid. Leave the plugs out. I would use B12 Chemtool; it's...

I tried the induction method as per some Youtube videos for some other (non-Corolla) cars, but the engine instantly stalls when any of the vacuum lines are removed.

2001 Corolla. Have had it for about a year, but it was consuming oil at a ferocious rate: first 1 quart/400 miles, finally all four quarts/200 miles. Now, a dead cylinder #4, and the likely death of the car. Never had the resources to to do an engine rebuild, unfortunately. In the hope that...

My first post, too. Hopefully not hijacking this thread, but have a question about doing a piston soak, and this seems like a good place to ask. 2001 Corolla. Have had it for about a year, but it was consuming oil at a ferocious rate: first 1 quart/400 miles, finally all four quarts/200 miles...