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 Jul 9, 2012 - 12:05 AM
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heyy guys, my situation isnt dire its annoying. my car leaks oil from the filter. drips down the block onto the exhaust and smells awful. this is the 2nd filter in 2 oil changes that has done this. ive checked the area where it goes and havent found anything that shouldnt be there. no old seals or gaskets from other filters or anything. any ideas on the matter would be appreciated. thanks.
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Jul 9, 2012 - 12:44 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '08 From CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (CAcelica29 @ Jul 9, 2012 - 1:05 AM)  heyy guys, my situation isnt dire its annoying. my car leaks oil from the filter. drips down the block onto the exhaust and smells awful. this is the 2nd filter in 2 oil changes that has done this. ive checked the area where it goes and havent found anything that shouldnt be there. no old seals or gaskets from other filters or anything. any ideas on the matter would be appreciated. thanks. well is it coming out from where the Filter seals itself to the oil cooler or is it coming from the oil cooler itself? generally if its from the filter its probably not tightened enough or in worse case scenario there's a scratch that's allowing oil to seep through, if its coming from the oil cooler then most likely its a seal that needs replacing. those are the only things I can think of from what you described QUOTE (RavenAegis45 @ Jul 9, 2012 - 1:43 AM) QUOTE (CAcelica29 @ Jul 9, 2012 - 1:05 AM) heyy guys, my situation isnt dire its annoying. my car leaks oil from the filter. drips down the block onto the exhaust and smells awful. this is the 2nd filter in 2 oil changes that has done this. ive checked the area where it goes and havent found anything that shouldnt be there. no old seals or gaskets from other filters or anything. any ideas on the matter would be appreciated. thanks. well is it coming out from where the Filter seals itself to the oil cooler or is it coming from the oil cooler itself? generally if its from the filter its probably not tightened enough or in worse case scenario there's a scratch that's allowing oil to seep through, if its coming from the oil cooler then most likely its a seal that needs replacing. those are the only things I can think of from what you described Sorry I didn't see you had an ST and not a GT, i dunno if ST's come with oil coolers or not |
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CAcelica29 oil issue Jul 9, 2012 - 12:05 AM
CAcelica29 its 5 speed and i dont believe there is an oil coo... Jul 9, 2012 - 1:49 AM trdproven check if its between the filter and where it mates... Jul 9, 2012 - 3:09 AM SwissFerdi Did you lube the filter gasket before you put it o... Jul 9, 2012 - 10:02 AM CAcelica29 i did lube it first and i will check the mating su... Jul 9, 2012 - 5:27 PM trdproven Cool....hows Ventura weather these days? Haven... Jul 9, 2012 - 7:46 PM CAcelica29 not bad pretty warm and clear today. Jul 9, 2012 - 7:48 PM krom8 Like trdproven said it's probably some foreign... Jul 10, 2012 - 12:23 AM CAcelica29 the old one was STP from autozone and the new one ... Jul 10, 2012 - 12:29 AM krom8 I personally use K&N on all of my vehicles and... Jul 10, 2012 - 12:50 AM trdproven its either leaking where the oil filter mates or w... Jul 10, 2012 - 2:53 AM SwissFerdi ^ Do all of that. Did you take out the gasket to l... Jul 10, 2012 - 7:53 AM
CAcelica29 QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Jul 10, 2012 - 8... Jul 12, 2012 - 5:43 PM SwissFerdi QUOTE (CAcelica29 @ Jul 12, 2012 - 6... Jul 19, 2012 - 1:57 PM Followtheornghat If your willing to take a trek up to Santa Maria i... Jul 10, 2012 - 7:53 AM Special_Edy You should only ever use the OEM toyota filter(... Jul 19, 2012 - 2:21 PM |
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