Hi there. I have a 1990 Celica ST that may be burning oil. It doesn't seem to be burning the oil too badly because I have not noticed any significant loss of oil when I check the dipstick. However, I sometimes can smell burning oil when I have the vehicle running and the hood is up.
When I originally received the vehicle (which had been sitting, unused for SEVERAL years), I noticed that there was smoke coming from the exhaust manifold (from where the manifold meets the next pipe in the exhaust system). I was thinking of replacing this gasket in hopes that it would help my vehicle to not be so noisy and to also solve the issue with the burning oil.
Particularly, I was wondering how difficult of a task this would be. I would not exactly consider myself experienced in the area of car repair but after checking my Chilton's manual, it appears that all I would have to do is purcahse a new exhaust manifold gasket kit, unbolt the exhaust manifold, remove the hold gaksets, attach the new ones, and bolt the manifold back in place. Doesn't seem to complicated to me. Would anyone recommend I do it myself or should I take it to a repair shop?
THANKS!