oil leak, how much to fix? UPDATE Options

[celicamike]

Hey guys, as some of you may know, I've had a small oil leak in my '94 GT 5S-FE for a while now, but lately its been getting worse. So on saturday, I finally climbed under my car to see where the leak is coming from. It looks like the oil is leaking out from under the timing cover, so my guess is its the front crank seal. According to my repair manual, the seal can be replaced without removing the engine or oil pump, but you do have to remove the timing belt and timing gear. So what I want to know is, how much will it be to have the seal replaced? I will probably take it to Toyota to have the work done. If any of you have already done this, where did you go and how much was it? Were you satisfied with the fix? Thanks a lot

This post has been edited by celicamike: Jun 15, 2007 - 12:10 AM

[celicamike]

Unfortunately, I just had the timing belt replaced about 6 months ago, but there wasn't a big leak then (wish I had known). By the way I live north of L.A. in the antelope valley by Palmdale and Lancaster. Anyway, I plan on telling Toyota that it started leaking after they changed the timing belt, so maybe they'll cut me some sort of break. Do you guys think this will work? If not, how much would you expect them to charge? It cost 400 bucks just when they changed the timing belt.

This post has been edited by celicamike: Jun 15, 2007 - 12:11 AM