Timing Cover Leaking Oil !!!

UV light or sniff it. Power steering fluid smells a bit different than engine oil and it is probably more for the dealer to document properly with toyota corporate than them being negligent in saying "its a timing cover leak, heres the bill (to toyota or you), whoops, yours was actually a much cheaper power steering pump replacement."

 

Got mine back yesterday. Seems it all went well. No engine removal. Now let’s see how long is going to last.

 

My dealer tried to get mine fixed, but Toyota Corporate denied the claim on my truck, said it is only a seep and not a leak.

 

Open a case, smells like bullshit, ya never know who is saying what.

 

What dealership did you take it too again, brotha?

 

Glad it’s taken care of and they didn’t have to remove the engine.

 

Hamer Toyota in mission hills. That’s where I bought it.
Maybe I didn’t get hassled because the power steering pump was soaked in oil..

 

The service director, GM of the dealership, and the Toyota rep are who I dealt with today on a conference call. I have a case open already with corporate, but won't really matter.

I'm out of warranty too, but my dealer was trying to push Toyota to get it fixed since I'm only at 67k and only 3yrs old.

 

Oooof, sorry to hear that.

 

John Elways Crown Toyota, in Ontario. That’s exactly correct. I could see them trying to weasel there way out of fixing it if I didn’t have a 100K mile extended warranty, because I’m at 54K. You’re going to have to do it anyway. Why give me the run around.

I live in East LA/Alhambra now. No way I’m driving out of my way to get jerked around. Luckily I have a friend that his good friend is a head tech at another dealership. He already said since I have the platinum warranty he will do it once I hit 60K. Car rental and everything.

 

Yes please talk to “Chow” he’s an assistant service manager. I told him this is BS! And that I’m going to a difffent dealership. Not driving an hour away to get the same story again. It’s imperative you get them to do it before you hit 60K.

Actually it’s a slow day at work today. Let me write them a lovely review on Yelp.

 

You should check there God awlful reviews on Yelp regarding service. I wish I would have checked that before going there. I just posted my own review on Yelp. Hopefully you get some results.

 

Cabe Toyota in Long Beach.

 

If it doesn’t work out Cabe for me. We might have to call in that favor with your cousin lol

 

Welp.



Looks like I’m in the club.

 

Of the ones leaking are these TX or Mexico trucks?

 

Mine is Mexico.

 

Texas

 

I should have asked month built as well as I am wondering if this could be a bad batch of gaskets....

 

On my 19 it looks like they used permatex, which is what they should have done to all trucks.