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We’re in the same boat. Did the valve covers and oil cooler but still have a small leak. Used UV dye and thought for sure it was the back of the oil pan.
Dropped diff, resealed the pan with Toyota fipg and nope, still leaking, just less than before. 99% it’s the RMS. Only getting 5-6 drops overnight.
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01-30-2021, 09:03 PM
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We’re in the same boat. Did the valve covers and oil cooler but still have a small leak. Used UV dye and thought for sure it was the back of the oil pan.
Dropped diff, resealed the pan with Toyota fipg and nope, still leaking, just less than before. 99% it’s the RMS. Only getting 5-6 drops overnight. |
Shoot man. I’m thinking it might be too. There really not much else that can leak in this area I feel. Oil pan is fairly new since this motor was swapped.
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02-02-2021, 02:26 PM
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Welp. I am gonna take it to the local trusted indy to handle the rear main next week. In the meantime, if anyone has any other possible causes to check out, would love to hear some thoughts on what to look into.
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02-02-2021, 03:25 PM
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You can always try running 10w-30 to slow/stop oil leaks. A lot cheaper than pulling the transmission, and super easy.
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02-02-2021, 05:14 PM
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You can always try running 10w-30 to slow/stop oil leaks. A lot cheaper than pulling the transmission, and super easy.
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I more so want to fix whatever's causing the leak rather than band-aid it!
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07-23-2023, 01:56 PM
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I more so want to fix whatever's causing the leak rather than band-aid it!
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Did this turn out to be the culprit?
Am in a similar boat - my local shop said is either the VC, oil pan, or rear main seal but they can't tell.
Is there a way to confirm the VC are leaking without pulling anything? Front is all very clean and I felt around all along the back side where the half moons but don't think I felt any fresh oil vs old stuff from before the previous owner replaced them on my rig.
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07-24-2023, 04:43 AM
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Did this turn out to be the culprit?
Am in a similar boat - my local shop said is either the VC, oil pan, or rear main seal but they can't tell.
Is there a way to confirm the VC are leaking without pulling anything? Front is all very clean and I felt around all along the back side where the half moons but don't think I felt any fresh oil vs old stuff from before the previous owner replaced them on my rig.
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Take a strong powered flashlight and poke around-- visually inspect the valve covers as closely as possible. You don't need to pull anything for this
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07-24-2023, 10:44 AM
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Take a strong powered flashlight and poke around-- visually inspect the valve covers as closely as possible. You don't need to pull anything for this
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Can't see any oil from the top side whatsoever but when I run the truck up the mountain I do get a bit of that burning oil smell. Am seeing 1 or 2 drops every few days when the vehicle is parked.
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07-24-2023, 03:23 PM
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Can't see any oil from the top side whatsoever but when I run the truck up the mountain I do get a bit of that burning oil smell. Am seeing 1 or 2 drops every few days when the vehicle is parked.
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Crawl underneath and check for leaks then.
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08-21-2023, 01:28 PM
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Take a strong powered flashlight and poke around-- visually inspect the valve covers as closely as possible. You don't need to pull anything for this
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Would you be able to confidently say whether the valve cover is leaking or not by looking from the top? (from the bottom there is oil everywhere so not helpful) Trying to make the call to replace the value covers as a logical step 1 but not sure...
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08-22-2023, 07:08 AM
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Would you be able to confidently say whether the valve cover is leaking or not by looking from the top? (from the bottom there is oil everywhere so not helpful) Trying to make the call to replace the value covers as a logical step 1 but not sure...
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I mean you can open the hood and look right at them and see if there's any seepage coming out of them. If so, you can do a few things.
1. Spray everything down with a good degreaser (honestly I use brake parts cleaner, lol)
2. Gently tighten your valve cover bolts
3. If, after a period of time after completing steps 1 & 2, you're still experiencing oil seepage, I'd go ahead and replace the valve cover gaskets.
VCG's are not a difficult job to do and are generally a good maintenance item to cover if you plan to hang onto your rig for a decent period of time. Nobody wants to deal with an oil leak that keeps coming back.
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08-22-2023, 11:05 AM
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I mean you can open the hood and look right at them and see if there's any seepage coming out of them. If so, you can do a few things.
1. Spray everything down with a good degreaser (honestly I use brake parts cleaner, lol)
2. Gently tighten your valve cover bolts
3. If, after a period of time after completing steps 1 & 2, you're still experiencing oil seepage, I'd go ahead and replace the valve cover gaskets.
VCG's are not a difficult job to do and are generally a good maintenance item to cover if you plan to hang onto your rig for a decent period of time. Nobody wants to deal with an oil leak that keeps coming back.
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Just wanted to second this and really stress the GENTLY tightening those bolts. The torque spec on those is super low!
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Originally Posted by JoeT4R
I mean you can open the hood and look right at them and see if there's any seepage coming out of them. If so, you can do a few things.
1. Spray everything down with a good degreaser (honestly I use brake parts cleaner, lol)
2. Gently tighten your valve cover bolts
3. If, after a period of time after completing steps 1 & 2, you're still experiencing oil seepage, I'd go ahead and replace the valve cover gaskets.
VCG's are not a difficult job to do and are generally a good maintenance item to cover if you plan to hang onto your rig for a decent period of time. Nobody wants to deal with an oil leak that keeps coming back.
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Yes of course, trying to put this leak to bed but my situation is the dealer replaced the VC a few years ago (via the previous owner) and there is no visible seepage anywhere looking from the front at the top but there is oil dripping quite a bit underneath.
I am trying to decern if I should get the VC done again (perhaps they missed sealing the back cam plugs or something) but the shop also thinks might be the rear main so trying to rule it out as best I can
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Yes of course, trying to put this leak to bed but my situation is the dealer replaced the VC a few years ago (via the previous owner) and there is no visible seepage anywhere looking from the front at the top but there is oil dripping quite a bit underneath.
I am trying to decern if I should get the VC done again (perhaps they missed sealing the back cam plugs or something) but the shop also thinks might be the rear main so trying to rule it out as best I can
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It definitely could be a rear main leak. I'm curious if mine is leaking, too. If you're gonna do the work on the valve cover gaskets yourself, then okay cool, save the money on labor. But if you don't have reason to believe that's the source of your leak then I certainly wouldn't be going and paying someone to do them over again.
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Yes of course, trying to put this leak to bed but my situation is the dealer replaced the VC a few years ago (via the previous owner) and there is no visible seepage anywhere looking from the front at the top but there is oil dripping quite a bit underneath.
I am trying to decern if I should get the VC done again (perhaps they missed sealing the back cam plugs or something) but the shop also thinks might be the rear main so trying to rule it out as best I can
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You can see the back of both heads from under the vehicle. Also the valve cover bolts are known to loosen over time so it’s worth checking them regardless.
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