Oil sludge has killed my motor. HELP! Options

[GTMike]

Celi started smoking under hard acceleration last week. Definitely oil. Then started smoking all of the time. Shop found the PCV valve clogged. I thought "Sweet! A rather inexpensive fix!". Replacing it stopped the smoke at idle. I was on top of the world. A later test drive by the shop saw higher revs still causes bad oil smoke. They looked inside and said that it was all sludged up. The options given are for a used or manufactured motor. It's a reputable shop.

I Googled this and found some things about sludge buildup common in 98 and 99 Celicas. Right now I am looking at a $3000 bill for a motor and having to tell a wife who is currently out with friends. She is not a fan of the car and will blow a gasket. "That blankedy-blank car!" Not going to be a good weekend.

Is there anything that I can do short of a new motor?

Right now I have nothing to lose short of the car catching fire and being a total loss.

This post has been edited by GTMike: Mar 20, 2015 - 5:46 PM

[Jmk91]

Celi started smoking under hard acceleration last week. Definitely oil. Then started smoking all of the time. Shop found the PCV valve clogged. I thought "Sweet! A rather inexpensive fix!". Replacing it stopped the smoke at idle. I was on top of the world. A later test drive by the shop saw higher revs still causes bad oil smoke. They looked inside and said that it was all sludged up. The options given are for a used or manufactured motor. It's a reputable shop.

I Googled this and found some things about sludge buildup common in 98 and 99 Celicas. Right now I am looking at a $3000 bill for a motor and having to tell a wife who is currently out with friends. She is not a fan of the car and will blow a gasket. "That blankedy-blank car!" Not going to be a good weekend.

Is there anything that I can do short of a new motor?

Right now I have nothing to lose short of the car catching fire and being a total loss.

Dude hell with replacing original engine. Prime quoted me 4k for a 4th gen 3gste swap.. They'll put in new clutch ect. Also they said it'd dyno in 250-270 whp. I'd go that route vs 3k for a 5sfe. I'm assuming you have a gt.

Also if its super slugged up run some seafoam in it. Read the directions and drive roughly 250 miles and it'll clean it out nice and good you just add it to oil and change it after 250 miles. There is a bunch of different recommendations I choose 250. Can is like 8$ maybe. Also your engine may last the way it is for a very long time who knows. I've had a head gasket leak in one of my Hondas for I couldn't tell you how long I still honestly rev banged it because a new engine was 500$ (b20b) it never died on it I sold it and its still running just oil comes out is all.

This post has been edited by Jmk91: Mar 20, 2015 - 9:11 PM