Possible Oil Leak Found at 10k Service

WillB72 · May 20, 2019

Ruggybuggy said: ↑

I haven't seen a 3.5 leaking from the head gasket. If it is that would be a very rare occurance. Most of the 3.5 leaks have been from the front timing cover. There wasn't enough sealant put on the timing cover during assembly. The leak occurs close to the head and will look like a head gasket failure. I would have them check it very carefully before they begin.
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Can this be left, or should it be fixed?

Kremtok · May 21, 2019

WillB72 said: ↑

Can this be left, or should it be fixed?
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Fix it, especially if it's under warranty.

Jose_Dirte · May 7, 2021

Dammit, took off my skid plate to put on an RCI and it was covered in oil.
I have 75k miles so no warranty for me but man I wish I would have noticed it before my warranty was up.
I'm not paying $3500 to have Toyota do it but I'm also not going to spend 3 days to do it myself so I think I'm just going to live with it.

lynlan1819 · May 7, 2021

Jose_Dirte said: ↑

Dammit, took off my skid plate to put on an RCI and it was covered in oil.
I have 75k miles so no warranty for me but man I wish I would have noticed it before my warranty was up.
I'm not paying $3500 to have Toyota do it but I'm also not going to spend 3 days to do it myself so I think I'm just going to live with it.
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Where is your leak coming from ?

Jose_Dirte · May 7, 2021

lynlan1819 said: ↑

Where is your leak coming from ?
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By the power steering pump.

Kremtok · Oct 8, 2021

Well I had another leak.

This time they say it was the right side valve cover. It was repaired under warranty. Strangely, they also said that this leak is the same as the last one, which we thought was the timing chain cover. It’s a different dealership and I didn’t have a great impression of this service advisor so we will see what the paperwork says when I pick it up tomorrow.

Pretty sure the new ride won’t leak…

Kremtok · Oct 9, 2021

Looks like it was different this time:

They fixed it under warranty.

Then I sold the truck to them for $30k. Considering that it’s 5 years old, 40k miles, and that I paid $33.5k for it new, I’m pretty happy with how it worked out.

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