02 Suddenly started pouring oil.

parrishga · 07-12-2008, 05:26 PM

My wife was driving my 02 Tacoma, when she said it made a loud thud noise and started shaking like it had a flat tire. She pulled over saw oil very steadily dripping under the passenger side of the engine. By the time i got there 10 min. later, the puddle was about 12 in in diameter. i checked the oil level on the dip stick and it was still showing a normal level. I will have it towed to a mechanic Monday, but I am scared to death it has thrown a rod or something. It only has about 105,000 miles and I have religiously changed the oil. Any ideas what might have happened?

humanoid · 07-12-2008, 05:38 PM

Can you see where the oil is/was leaking from?

chris4x4 · 07-12-2008, 06:56 PM

Sonds like it could have been something hit the tranny? Good luck. I hope this ends well.

concrete jedi · 07-12-2008, 06:57 PM

Losing that much oil is never a "good" thing, where is your oil filter ?

parrishga · 07-12-2008, 07:35 PM

The oil filter is still intact and shows no signs of oil loss in that area. l could not tell exactly where it was coming from because it had sprayed everywhere on the passenger side of the engine below the manifold.

humanoid · 07-12-2008, 07:40 PM

Do you have a 4cyl or a 6?

Ridgerunner · 07-12-2008, 08:00 PM

How's the steering?

parrishga · 07-12-2008, 10:05 PM

This is a 6 cyl. and the steering hasn't been effected.

concrete jedi · 07-13-2008, 07:51 AM

Well... if it "sprayed" that means it's under pressure, I would check the EGR valve if your model has one. If not think where pressure would be, heads, valve covers, oil pan, etc. Be sure to check the fan, it could be blowing the oil from some place and make it look worse.

chris4x4 · 07-13-2008, 07:58 AM

Im thinking its the tranny. If the engine oil level is good, and that much oil leaked under the engine, It would have showed a loss on the stick. Hows the tranny pan look.?

07-12-2008, 05:26 PM	#1
parrishga Junior Member Joined: Jul 2008, #7898 Location: Georgia Posts: 3 02 Tacom TRD 2002 Xtra Cab Automatic	02 Suddenly started pouring oil. My wife was driving my 02 Tacoma, when she said it made a loud thud noise and started shaking like it had a flat tire. She pulled over saw oil very steadily dripping under the passenger side of the engine. By the time i got there 10 min. later, the puddle was about 12 in in diameter. i checked the oil level on the dip stick and it was still showing a normal level. I will have it towed to a mechanic Monday, but I am scared to death it has thrown a rod or something. It only has about 105,000 miles and I have religiously changed the oil. Any ideas what might have happened?

07-12-2008, 05:38 PM	#2
humanoid Mom says I'm special! Joined: Jun 2007, #1932 Location: Sunny SoCal Age: 40 Gender: Dude Posts: 1,349 I had a '99 Xtra Cab PreRunner SR5 V6 Automatic	Can you see where the oil is/was leaking from? __________________

07-12-2008, 06:56 PM	#3
chris4x4 Western Aliance: Fix it Division Joined: May 2008, #6497 Location: Tempe ,Az Posts: 5,846 2007 PreRunner 2007 Double Cab Automatic 1GR-FE (4.0 V6) OME 885's, OME shocks, Total Chaos UCA's, TSB springs with AAL, 5100 rear shocks, custom built fuel tank skid plate	Sonds like it could have been something hit the tranny? Good luck. I hope this ends well. __________________ The simplest solutions are often the most clever..............they are also usually wrong.

07-12-2008, 07:40 PM	#6
humanoid Mom says I'm special! Joined: Jun 2007, #1932 Location: Sunny SoCal Age: 40 Gender: Dude Posts: 1,349 I had a '99 Xtra Cab PreRunner SR5 V6 Automatic	Do you have a 4cyl or a 6? __________________

07-12-2008, 08:00 PM	#7
Ridgerunner Western Alliance: NorCal Joined: Mar 2008, #5269 Age: 47 Posts: 1,691 2001 prerunner doublecab limited 2001 Double Cab Automatic 3.4 V6 2001 with; cat-back twin exhaust,bullbar with hella 550's, camper shell, TRD off-road 2x4-black beauty.	How's the steering? __________________ Another fine sig by Piercedtiger!!

07-12-2008, 06:57 PM	#4
concrete jedi Senior Member Joined: Oct 2007, #3142 Location: Rochester N.Y Age: 43 Posts: 2,678 06 Tacoma 4 door indigo blue 2006 Double Cab Manual V-6 4.0 liter Broken and scratched tailgate, cracked rear tail light lens, coffee stain in driver seat.	Losing that much oil is never a "good" thing, where is your oil filter ?

07-12-2008, 07:35 PM	#5
parrishga Junior Member Joined: Jul 2008, #7898 Location: Georgia Posts: 3 02 Tacom TRD 2002 Xtra Cab Automatic	The oil filter is still intact and shows no signs of oil loss in that area. l could not tell exactly where it was coming from because it had sprayed everywhere on the passenger side of the engine below the manifold.

07-12-2008, 10:05 PM	#8
parrishga Junior Member Joined: Jul 2008, #7898 Location: Georgia Posts: 3 02 Tacom TRD 2002 Xtra Cab Automatic	This is a 6 cyl. and the steering hasn't been effected.

07-13-2008, 07:51 AM	#9
concrete jedi Senior Member Joined: Oct 2007, #3142 Location: Rochester N.Y Age: 43 Posts: 2,678 06 Tacoma 4 door indigo blue 2006 Double Cab Manual V-6 4.0 liter Broken and scratched tailgate, cracked rear tail light lens, coffee stain in driver seat.	Well... if it "sprayed" that means it's under pressure, I would check the EGR valve if your model has one. If not think where pressure would be, heads, valve covers, oil pan, etc. Be sure to check the fan, it could be blowing the oil from some place and make it look worse.

07-13-2008, 07:58 AM	#10
chris4x4 Western Aliance: Fix it Division Joined: May 2008, #6497 Location: Tempe ,Az Posts: 5,846 2007 PreRunner 2007 Double Cab Automatic 1GR-FE (4.0 V6) OME 885's, OME shocks, Total Chaos UCA's, TSB springs with AAL, 5100 rear shocks, custom built fuel tank skid plate	Im thinking its the tranny. If the engine oil level is good, and that much oil leaked under the engine, It would have showed a loss on the stick. Hows the tranny pan look.? __________________ The simplest solutions are often the most clever..............they are also usually wrong.

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