My Toyota Camry is rust free except for this Engine Block oil Galley Plug. The engine is unrepairable, I paid one mechanic over $800 and all I ended up with a picture of a leaking oil galley plug which is not sold by anyone, not even Toyota, the manufacturer of the car. Why you might ask? Simply because it is only used on the manufacturers line when they process the oil galley and the seal it with a steel press in plug that is intended to last the life of the car - Steel attached to an aluminum block, a guaranteed failure which they recalled a few years after my model, but say that there is not a recall for my vin, so no help for my vintage 72,000 mile Camry, an engine that I have had go 200,000 miles.

This shows that Toyota doesn't stand behind their product!!! My Hyundai had a recall on a block problem, they checked mine and so far is fine but they have extended to 120,000 mile regardless of how long it takes to get to the 120,000 miles, it is a 2013 Sonata with only 42,000 miles so I guess for the next 10 years I don't have to worry about my Sonata BLOCK failing like my Toyota Camry BLOCK FAILED. DISGUSTED.

Toyota's are supposed to be well-known for their durability, but to have to replace parts of the engine just barely over 100K is ridiculous! My car was always serviced ON TIME and ALWAYS by Toyota. Never did I expect this from Toyota. After I confronted Toyota about the oil loss, they gave me the usual runaround of "come back in a 1000 miles etc." Useless vehicle management and diagnostics if you ask me. They didn't really know where the problem was (oil pan gasket was fine, so the oil had to be burned, rather than leaked/lost along the road).

The car kept eating up the oil like no one's business. Even after oil changes, within a few hundred miles, it would turn dark. Toyota's reply was that they consider themselves a "conservative car company" - which translates into > don't force/urge the customer for vehicle service unless absolutely necessary. Burning oil IS a serious problem and on top at 105K!"

As of now, Toyota refuses to really acknowledge the problem. Through some thorough research, I've found a TSB (TSB-0094-11) that's been issued on some newer model Toyotas that use the 2AZ-FE engine (found in Camrys, Solaras, Scions, etc). Of course, the 2003-05 engines didn't make the cut. Essentially they claim that a piston ring replacement (~$2000) will fix the problem. With this kind of money involved, I'll stave off for a new car, but never a gain a Toyota. They've lost it with me with this. Shame on the company, and their service employees.