The infamous timing chain cover leak...

That's a lot cheaper than I was quoted. At that price I would have considered doing the repair, but seeing how there's no guarantee the leak doesn't come back I'm not paying for it at this time.

I have a mat down in my driveway to catch any drips off the the skid plate and I'll keep an eye on the oil level. I hate leaks but I hate wasting money even more.

 

Fwiw (which isnt much bc it's only been two weeks) my external repair has held up so far and bone dry. Drove the piss out of it last week too. Bought a cheapo inspection camera and been keeping an eye on it closely. Confident enough to not worry about it now for some time and will check it again in a couple thousand miles.

 

Mine leaks but it doesn't drip so I just let it leak I will eventually clean it up and try to seal it externally but that's it as long as it stays a seep

 

I feel ya man. Paying that much for a minor issue is hard to take.

 

That’s what I was told. As long as it’s a slow seep, it’s not a big deal.

 

Mine drips onto the engine and frame below it and then gets blown back on the skid plate when driving. I'll have a drop or two on the mat in my driveway, but I check the oil level weekly and haven't noticed any loss on the dipstick. Everything I've read says it won't damage anything as long as I keep an eye on the oil level, so I'm doing that for now until I get around to trying the external seal again and replacing the PCV valve. I've just been too busy with other stuff to work on it at the moment.

 

Thanks for the insight brother. Seems to be the way most people are going. Keep us posted when you tackle the external seal job. I just degreased the area last night and will be keeping an eye on mine. I would rather try the external seal than drop that much cash.

 

More is always better than not enough!

 

Hello, can you please describe almost exactly where to inspect for this seepage on my 2023 SR5? I have 30k, and wanna check b4 out of warranty.. .THANK YOU

 

See page 6, post #109

 

TY sir

 

Have NO clue how you got your surrounding are so spotless. I spent over an hour doing mine, not near that clean

 

Hm idk, my truck is fairly minty/clean to begin with, with pretty low mileage. And I think I caught this slight leak fairly early on, so it hadn't accumulated too much gunk over time like some have with lots of miles until they noticed or decided to tackle the job (not sure if that was your case or not tho). I did use some of that foamy degreaser one time before with a power washer as well when I put some dye in to locate the leak. But yeah, this stuff does wonders.

 

Ya, that is what I used. It worked well for sure, but I had 100k on mine so that if a factor for sure. Plus, I am not sure how long it has been "leaking"

I'm guessing for a few years and I just never noticed, which would mean it was never a very bad "leak"

 

Add another one to the list. Going to the dealer tomorrow for a warranty inspection. 2 months left on my powertrain warranty so
I'm glad I noticed this while changing the oil over the weekend.

 

Toyota made this one easy for me at least. Dropped off this morning and was approved for warranty repair an hour later.

 

Beautiful truck!

Is this repair a "drivetrain warranty" item or is "comprehensive warranty" coverage needed?

 

Powertrain warranty item. Just had mine covered @55k

 

Thanks. Looking to get into another 3rd Gen, but choosing carefully

 

Has anyone had this good willed out of warranty ? I have barely over 51k miles and it’s definitely leaking from there. However my truck is past its power train warranty by age, so was hoping Toyota might do something since my 2017 has low miles.