 Please help me pinpoint Oil Leak PICS Included |
 Oct 30, 2012 - 4:09 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Jan 20, '08 From East Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%)  |
Hey Guys,
I've developed an oil leak and can't figure out where it would be coming from? Here's a pic taken from the passenger side of my front tire inner wheel area. The red circled area is the focal point. The red arrows indicate that the oil starts coming out from where the red arrow on the right is, then flows down in the direction of the green arrow. The left red arrow indicates where the oil pools up before it drips onto the pavement. The oil flows along that metal edge if you know what I mean. Also, it's a slow leak. I prolly add about 1/5th of a quart every week, once a week. It makes about a quarter sized diameter oil spill on the ground overnight. - Couple additional things...the seal on the pan-to-block is not wet. The areas behind the black where the cat would be is not wet. Only the area pointed at is wet and it's definitely coming from the area where the right red arrow indicates. I wiped this area several times with my thumb and it just keeps coming as the green arrow indicates. Any ideas where it's coming from? I'm no mechanic but I'd like to have a clue before I drop it off at the mechanic before I he gets into it. PIC ONE JUST A REFERENCE WITHOUT DRAWING...  PIC TWO - SAME PIC BUT WITH DRAWING... 
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Oct 30, 2012 - 8:25 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '08 From East Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Hmmm...my engine was fully rebuilt by a professional mechanic with a high reputation 2 years ago. It only has 20K miles on it since the build and this is really the only issue since then. How bad is a main seal if that's what it is to replace? Hours?
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Oct 31, 2012 - 12:26 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 24, '08 From Canoga Park CA. Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (6G96GT @ Oct 30, 2012 - 9:25 PM)  Hmmm...my engine was fully rebuilt by a professional mechanic with a high reputation 2 years ago. It only has 20K miles on it since the build and this is really the only issue since then. How bad is a main seal if that's what it is to replace? Hours? Once the mechanic gets the timing cover off it is very easy to see what is leaking. the front seals seem very solid but you can see it clearly . Also the cam seals they are visible . It is probably the oil gear cover seal it is very thin and cheap and when mine was leaking I had oil all the way to the back bumper.The seal is 12 dollars at toyota. So After he takes off the cover you can really decide what to do. I just replaced my oil cover seal as the rest of the stuff was fine. Good luck |
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6G96GT Please help me pinpoint Oil Leak PICS Included Oct 30, 2012 - 4:09 PM
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Box QUOTE (bsamps4 @ Oct 30, 2012 - 4:42... Oct 30, 2012 - 6:39 PM Tigawoods looks like a similar leak to mine Oct 30, 2012 - 6:47 PM mkernz22 same as my leak. I replaced everything on the oil ... Oct 30, 2012 - 7:27 PM Special_Edy Take the timing covers off and run the engine. Its... Oct 31, 2012 - 7:56 AM rave2n That rtv looks odd.. Oct 31, 2012 - 1:38 PM Smaay power steering and oil pump Nov 1, 2012 - 9:39 PM Tigawoods So in an effort to not start a new thread I am goi... Nov 6, 2012 - 8:23 AM Syaoran ^Cam seal as well could leak. Nov 6, 2012 - 11:20 AM Smaay there is no gasket or seal on the oil pan, its a t... Nov 6, 2012 - 2:16 PM Tigawoods QUOTE (Syaoran @ Nov 6, 2012 - 11:20... Nov 6, 2012 - 2:44 PM Special_Edy 1 quart a week is either the camshaftseal, cranksh... Nov 6, 2012 - 2:45 PM trdproven dont count out the power steering fluid, just to m... Nov 6, 2012 - 5:23 PM toyota123 I have the same type of leak on mine. But I only l... Nov 8, 2012 - 10:03 AM 6G96GT Hey I wanted to update this thread, it was the oil... Jan 9, 2013 - 7:43 PM |
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