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Wasn't a real leak
It turns out it was never a leak. Just the oil spray from the WD-40 I had used (admittedly not a good test). After a couple months there still wasn't any sign of more oil. I'm glad, because removing the driver side valve cover appears to be a lot of work removing the bits covering it. Exposing the passenger side was a piece of cake, but ultimately I didn't take it off.
As it turned out, I used a water spray from a bottle instead to wet the serpentine belt while the engine is running and the squeel goes away for a few seconds, then comes right back. I had replace almost every idler bearing, and the noise was still there!!! It finally turned out to be a worn out tensioner arm assembly. It was a bit of work to replace, but there is a great write up here that helped me a lot. New tensioner, quiet again. Cheap part, 4 hours of wrenching. Not overly complicated, just time consuming.
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2003 4runner V6 Limited 4x4 - A good ten years.
4 out of 5 dentists recommend Trident to their patients who chew gum, the 5th dentist recommends chewing a cup of pure cane sugar before bedtime. Don't go to that dentist!!!
Last edited by ToolmanJohn; 03-03-2013 at 12:24 PM.
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