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2006 Tacoma 4.0 V6 Black Sludge / Tar around top and bottom of engine? PICS

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Airmanaaron, Dec 5, 2021.

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Dec 5, 2021 at 1:05 PM

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Hey There,

Wondering if anyone’s seen this on their Tacoma before. Looked under the truck today and saw all this black sludge / tar stuff all over the bottom, on the passenger side. You can also see some from the top. Oil is changed at all intervals and I have all the records of this.

* it’s a 2006 4.0 V6
* has 146K miles

any ideas? Thanks in advanced.

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Dec 5, 2021 at 1:15 PM

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Possible valve cover or timing cover gasket’s??

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Dec 5, 2021 at 3:49 PM

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Possible valve cover or timing cover gasket’s??
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Looked at some pics and you seem to be right on. It looks like this stuff has been there for awhile. Is this pretty normal?

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Airmanaaron[OP] said: ↑

Looked at some pics and you seem to be right on. It looks like this stuff has been there for awhile. Is this pretty normal?
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very common on the 4.0 there's a TSB for it, timing cover leak

Many people have just cleaned off and degreased the leaking area and smeared some sealant over the timing cover joint.

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Also power steering pump can leak, mine leaks and it will look like that if I don’t clean enough

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