Oil Leak
hmm.. good thing i searched.. i was gonna just order the parts and do it myself before I searched
I may as well try taking the LS to a toyota dealer too.. see what kinda quote they give me for the valve cover gasket...
lexus tried to charge me $1100 for the job... wtf.
I may as well try taking the LS to a toyota dealer too.. see what kinda quote they give me for the valve cover gasket...
lexus tried to charge me $1100 for the job... wtf.
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wtf ...indeed....yep the free loaners, car washes, and coffee and donuts have to get paid for somehow and add up at the Lexus dealer. They have no shame and are used to well to do folks who for the most part don't question the prices being charged. Call around for better labor price, the Toyota guys should be able to quote it also - Toyota sells a fairly similar V8 (cast iron block instead of all aluminum) on some of its trucks.
Camshaft seal/seals... Sorry, but it's kinda expensive to fix. If it is that - camshafts have to come out and be split, then reassembled by toyota uzfe certified tech ONLY (otherwise you can ruin your enigne).
To confirm use a flashlight from top of the engine and inspect the area around belt.
To confirm use a flashlight from top of the engine and inspect the area around belt.
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Oil Leak
The oil leak saga continues. Saw another spot of oil on my garage floor after they "fixed" it. Took it back and they said it wasnt leaking but was dripping from an accumulation of oil that had accumulated on the bottom engine shield or cover. So next day I was going an a trip. Smelled oil and stopped. Smoke coming from the back of the engine and the dipstick shows almost 3 qts low.I bt 3 qts, put 2 in and limped back home. Its back in the shop now and I will report what they find. Maybe taking it to Toyota was not such a good idea.
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The oil leak saga continues. Saw another spot of oil on my garage floor after they "fixed" it. Took it back and they said it wasnt leaking but was dripping from an accumulation of oil that had accumulated on the bottom engine shield or cover. So next day I was going an a trip. Smelled oil and stopped. Smoke coming from the back of the engine and the dipstick shows almost 3 qts low.I bt 3 qts, put 2 in and limped back home. Its back in the shop now and I will report what they find. Maybe taking it to Toyota was not such a good idea.
Harry
Harry
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I just found an oil leak on my '05 with 99K and it turned out to be the crankshaft seal. What a coincidence that it started to leak after only 4K miles from the when I had the timing belt replaced. Oh well. You're lucky that you only had to do the valve covers as my indy Lexus guy had to quote me $1200 for the job! YIKES! I think it was Lynzoid who said that it happens rarely and the part itself is not something the dealers stock all the time so it now sits in the shop waiting for the part to come in. Not an easy job or fix.
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I think I have a final on my oil leak. They now say it was a washer or seal that seals the valve cover bolt to the cover. Hope someone knows more about this seal or washer because i really didnt understand it all. Any way, they changed my oil since i had mixed oils on my limp home and filled it up with gas at no charge. I went away pleased but will never get that day of vacation back. Hope this helps someone else. If you have your valve cover gaskets done insist that they replace theses seals or whatever thay are,
Thanks for all the replies.
Thanks for all the replies.
I think I have a final on my oil leak. They now say it was a washer or seal that seals the valve cover bolt to the cover. Hope someone knows more about this seal or washer because i really didnt understand it all. Any way, they changed my oil since i had mixed oils on my limp home and filled it up with gas at no charge. I went away pleased but will never get that day of vacation back. Hope this helps someone else. If you have your valve cover gaskets done insist that they replace theses seals or whatever thay are,
Thanks for all the replies.
Thanks for all the replies.
I just found an oil leak on my '05 with 99K and it turned out to be the crankshaft seal. What a coincidence that it started to leak after only 4K miles from the when I had the timing belt replaced. Oh well. You're lucky that you only had to do the valve covers as my indy Lexus guy had to quote me $1200 for the job! YIKES! I think it was Lynzoid who said that it happens rarely and the part itself is not something the dealers stock all the time so it now sits in the shop waiting for the part to come in. Not an easy job or fix.
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#$%^ Still have a very small leak. 2 drops on the floor this AM. Its been to the Toyota dealer 3 times for this.I'm now at the point that I may even put some store bought sealer in with the oil. What would you guys do now? Take it back to Toyota? An independent shop or add the sealer.
Can anyone recommend a sealer?
Thanks
Can anyone recommend a sealer?
Thanks
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Agree - please don't use a sealer in the LS430 engine. I might put sealer in a rusted 1998 Cutlass with 200k miles that smoked like a mosquito truck but not an LS430. You may have to tell Toyota they blew their chance to work on your car and take it somewhere else. Unfortunately you'll likely have to pay to fix this twice. It is possible that you have more than 1 oil leak so maybe a trip to Lexus to have their top LS430 guy look at it is warranted before declaring that Toyota ooched the pooch.