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post Oct 30, 2012 - 4:09 PM
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Hey Guys,

I've developed an oil leak and can't figure out where it would be coming from? Here's a pic taken from the passenger side of my front tire inner wheel area. The red circled area is the focal point. The red arrows indicate that the oil starts coming out from where the red arrow on the right is, then flows down in the direction of the green arrow. The left red arrow indicates where the oil pools up before it drips onto the pavement.

The oil flows along that metal edge if you know what I mean. Also, it's a slow leak. I prolly add about 1/5th of a quart every week, once a week. It makes about a quarter sized diameter oil spill on the ground overnight.

- Couple additional things...the seal on the pan-to-block is not wet. The areas behind the black where the cat would be is not wet. Only the area pointed at is wet and it's definitely coming from the area where the right red arrow indicates. I wiped this area several times with my thumb and it just keeps coming as the green arrow indicates.

Any ideas where it's coming from? I'm no mechanic but I'd like to have a clue before I drop it off at the mechanic before I he gets into it.

PIC ONE JUST A REFERENCE WITHOUT DRAWING...



PIC TWO - SAME PIC BUT WITH DRAWING...

 
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post Nov 6, 2012 - 2:44 PM
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QUOTE (Syaoran @ Nov 6, 2012 - 11:20 AM) *
^Cam seal as well could leak.

I left that out because I couldnt see it dropping a quart a week sitting, if it where the cam seal, but I am going to replace it regardless

QUOTE (Smaay @ Nov 6, 2012 - 2:16 PM) *
there is no gasket or seal on the oil pan, its a type of silicone that toyota uses. its not uncommon for that to just break down and start to leak.

its still considered a seal in my mind


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Posts in this topic
- 6G96GT   Please help me pinpoint Oil Leak PICS Included   Oct 30, 2012 - 4:09 PM
- - rave2n   Oil pump pulley has a seal on it, could be from th...   Oct 30, 2012 - 4:39 PM
- - bsamps4   Could be front main. Would help to clean thoroughl...   Oct 30, 2012 - 4:42 PM
|- - Box   QUOTE (bsamps4 @ Oct 30, 2012 - 4:42...   Oct 30, 2012 - 6:39 PM
- - Tigawoods   looks like a similar leak to mine   Oct 30, 2012 - 6:47 PM
- - mkernz22   same as my leak. I replaced everything on the oil ...   Oct 30, 2012 - 7:27 PM
- - 6G96GT   Hmmm...my engine was fully rebuilt by a profession...   Oct 30, 2012 - 8:25 PM
|- - xrav22   QUOTE (6G96GT @ Oct 30, 2012 - 9:25 ...   Oct 31, 2012 - 12:26 AM
- - Special_Edy   Take the timing covers off and run the engine. Its...   Oct 31, 2012 - 7:56 AM
- - rave2n   That rtv looks odd..   Oct 31, 2012 - 1:38 PM
- - Smaay   power steering and oil pump   Nov 1, 2012 - 9:39 PM
- - Tigawoods   So in an effort to not start a new thread I am goi...   Nov 6, 2012 - 8:23 AM
- - Syaoran   ^Cam seal as well could leak.   Nov 6, 2012 - 11:20 AM
- - Smaay   there is no gasket or seal on the oil pan, its a t...   Nov 6, 2012 - 2:16 PM
- - Tigawoods   QUOTE (Syaoran @ Nov 6, 2012 - 11:20...   Nov 6, 2012 - 2:44 PM
- - Special_Edy   1 quart a week is either the camshaftseal, cranksh...   Nov 6, 2012 - 2:45 PM
- - trdproven   dont count out the power steering fluid, just to m...   Nov 6, 2012 - 5:23 PM
- - toyota123   I have the same type of leak on mine. But I only l...   Nov 8, 2012 - 10:03 AM
- - 6G96GT   Hey I wanted to update this thread, it was the oil...   Jan 9, 2013 - 7:43 PM


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