2009 Toyota Rav4 2.5L blow by issue. 152k miles. What can I do?
Well, I got scammed buying a used car. I was really confident I'd looked at everything I could, it drove great, no weird smells, no smoke from the exhaust, seemed well taken care of. Previous owner had inspection from Toyota dealership saying it was all good except for small valve cover leak. That wasnt a deal breaker to me, I figured just old age had worn the gasket down and I know how to replace it myself.
Well, turns out thats not the case. Took it in to my mechanic, turns out the engine has bad blow by and they say it'll need a new engine at some point in the near future. It still runs and drives fine far as I can tell, and the only way I know theyre right is that when the engine is revved, some smoke comes out the exhaust. Something I didn't even consider checking when I bought it, I just saw no smoke when it was idling and assumed it was okay. So, in the mean time, I'm just planning to keep an eye on the oil, fill as needed, do regular maintenance, and basically just wait for it to die. I'm pissed at myself for not noticing but whats done is done, and I'm just trying to figure out how I can make this piece of crap work for me now. What options are there? Is there anything i can do? Are waiting for the engine to crap out and get a new one or rebuilding it really my only options here?