Is changing the Valve cover gasket and Timing cover seals at 70k miles common on these

what is 2GR-FE?

 

The Tacoma uses the 3.5L 2GR-FKS. The 2GR-FE is an earlier variant of this engine used mostly on Lexus (RX350).

 

Timing cover leaks are sometime associated with engine oil that may be suffering from some degradation. How one determines what that is is a personal decision, OCI-wise. This could be one reason to change your oil sooner than later.

 

Do you post anything other than unfounded opinions on OCI?

 

Sorry if it offends. Disregard if it does.

Seem like much of this forum is built upon opinions. And your point is……?

 

I'll call bs on that one. When i had my tundra 19 years and nearly 300k miles, i changed my oil every 15k miles. I never had an oil leak in that truck... to this day i'll bet there still are no leaks.

 

Your experience is similar to mine. I was simply repeating what I’ve heard some Toyota mechanics hypothosize. Much like most everything here, read, take what you wish, and discard what you don’t want to believe. I don’t think my post is misleading anyone into doing harm to their vehicle.

Are you suggesting I should be censored?

 

Timing cover leak has zero to do with OCI. Where do you hear this stuff?

 

Master Toyota Tech.

 

Yikes.

 

I identified the source in the post you are responding to. Guess you don’t read carefully, or at all, and this is why you are the go-to source?

 

Relax bud. I don't read much of what you post because it's usually uniformed opions about OCI.

 

No it’s not common however the timing cover leak actually goes back to Gen 1. Just think of that Toyota has known about this for over 20 years.

 

I get it bud. You are part of the cancel culture. Nice.

 

You really do pull random shit out of your ass lol.

Please go read about what you just posted. It makes zero sense in this application.

 

You two need to get a room.

 

Overseas Citizen of India

 

We all get it Karen. You don’t like free speech. Guess there’s no Tesla in your future, lol.

 

Posts opinion as fact with nothing to support it, gets called on it and plays the victim. Then starts babbling about about cancel culture and that Elon supports free speech. It all makes a lot more sense now.

 

Guy always takes it down a weird road with his comments. He also has no idea what a lot of things mean haha.