Alexander

Here s what s happening. Keep in mind the battery is fully charged and has been tested. The Jeep sits for over two hours. When I go to turn the key to start it, it takes about 5+ clicks before the engine starts. After it has started I can turn it off and it will fire up on the first click. My first thought was it could be the fuel lines losing pressure. However I decided to play around with it after letting it sit over night. If I turn the key to start and bring it back it on before the engine turns on and only after one click, the engine will fire up during the time from start to on.

Next year I will be relocating from San Diego to New Jersey for work (2,900 miles). I don't have many big things to move and will be selling most large things like my bed, etc before I leave. Everything should fit in the smallest rental truck or trailer.

Option 1) Rent a small truck from Penske along with a car trailer to tow my Camry. Most reliable option but not cost effective.

($1800 truck + $200 tow trailer + $800 fuel = $2,800 give or take)

Option 2) Buy an F-250 or similar with a shell on the back, then sell the truck when I get to Jersey. I believe the truck market in Jersey isn't as strong in San Diego so I'd probably lose a few hundred dollars, it also takes time to register and sell the truck. Will need to rent a tow trailer for my Camry.

($5,000 truck + $500 maintenance prep + $800 fuel + $300 tow trailer - $4500 truck resale = $2,100*)

Option 3) I love my Camry but it has a lot of miles so I could sell it and buy a mid size pick-up like a Dodge Dakota. Then rent a 5' by 8' trailer and tow it behind ( could even buy then sale the trailer but it's a small hassle). When I got to Jersey the truck would be my main car but not main transportation, subway, bus etc. Trucks are always handy for buying large items plus I love trucks.

($7,000 truck + $500 maintenance prep + $600 trailer rental + $700 fuel - $5000 for the Camry = $3,800)

What would you do? Anything I'm forgetting? I'm aware there isn't food and hotel calculated. Thank you for your input!

I own a 2008 Toyota Camry with 174k miles on it. It constantly burns oil and there isn't any leaks to justify it. One day I was adding the factory recommended 5w-20 full synthetic oil to it and my neighbor said it was the wrong type. I told him it was factory recommended oil and he said he knows but they recommend that for a newer engine and that I should use the really thick 20w-50 engine oil instead to prevent burning. When my car first starts up there is white smoke from the exhaust that last for about 5 seconds.

Both my neighbor and I do ride sharing sharing so our engines are constantly running for up to 8 hours at a time. He told me that on his Expedition he replaced the oil with 20w-50 and has never had a problem on the older engine and the white smoke on his SUV went away soon after.

I live in San Diego so temperatures are around 70-85 degrees year round.

Will the new thicker oil damage the engine at all? I have to weigh the risk and benefits on this high mileage engine as I would like to get another 5 years problem free. The car runs and sounds perfect.

Thank you for any input