Welcome to a fellow Texan! There are several members in the DFW area, so you are not alone. I'm in Houston. Hopefully they will chime in. I agree about the o ring. Haven't had issues on my son's 06, but my old 03 has the leak. But since it is a GT, and harder to change, it has just been tolerated a...

Welcome to a fellow Texan! There are several members in the DFW area, so you are not alone. I'm in Houston. Hopefully they will chime in. I agree about the o ring. Haven't had issues on my son's 06, but my old 03 has the leak. But since it is a GT, and harder to change, it has just been tolerated a...

vibenvy wrote:Welcome to GenVibe! Post some pictures of your Vibe when you get a chance !

I will post pics vibenvy but only after I have it shiny. lol

Welcome! If the oil leak is on the rear of the engine on the passenger side, check the timing chain tensioner. Very common for the O-ring to fail and oil to leak out from around the tensioner on the 1ZZ engine. The tensioner can be replaced or the O-ring can be replaced on the existing tensioner. h...

I'm in north central Texas near Dallas Ft. Worth. I have 2005 Vibe. 170,000 + miles. Best car I ever had. Bought it used in 2010, I think. It seems to be starting to lose it's pep. Has a slight oil leak from near the top of engine. Not sure where it from. Any ways, I'm thinking about the timing chai...