oil leak update=-

[jamesmetairie]

Been fighting oil leaks for years. .Today I,m very happy to report=- The oil leak that was getting on the serp belt and flinging it on the alternator has been fixed. The crank sensor Toyota OEM "O-Ring" cured it. Bone dry is a good thing...

[andrewclaus]

I've stopped a couple of leaks over the years, the typical easy ones--timing chain tensioner, front pulley seal. I just took a long drive to visit three friends in three different cities who all have brand new concrete driveways, and I had no qualms about parking on them--not a single drip.

[Evie44]

Been fighting oil leaks for years. .Today I,m very happy to report=- The oil leak that was getting on the serp belt and flinging it on the alternator has been fixed. The crank sensor Toyota OEM "O-Ring" cured it. Bone dry is a good thing...

That’s a win worth celebrating Funny thing is, I’ve seen a worn crank sensor O-ring cause intermittent electrical gremlins too, not just leaks, so you might have dodged more than one bullet there. Out of curiosity, how long did you run with that leak before deciding it was the O-ring, and did you try anything unusual along the way that almost fixed it?

[jamesmetairie]

my trusted mobile mechanic ( got elderly already) , has tried numerous things. did valve cover twice by mistake,(my idea, lost my repair history for a short time. lol). did tensioner, did harmonic balancer (maybe). did tensioner O Ring, but we didn,t have a new OEM and things did not work out nice. then did OEM tensioner o ring and all is well. Was seriously looking for a new, used vehicle. Thought it was timing cover leak and it was difficult to get any honest price for the job around here. BTW =-I,ve owned about over 40 cars . and very seldom lose money when I get tired and sell it. But now is a very difficult time to find a good used vehicle for a price that will work for me. .