Didn't the tech just give a diagnosis? Or maybe it's Christmas time and the service writer needs another cut of the profit?
Are you losing ATF? If not just keep an eye on it. It's a pain to get to the seal, but you can tell by removing the flywheel cover and see the color and direction of the leak. If it's the input shaft (oil pump) seal, then the leak should be red and coming from the bell housing side. But an ATF with seal conditioners (Valvoline MaxLife) or even stop leak (Valvoline or Lubegard) usually come before that.
If the exhaust bolts aren't a problem to remove (rust, etc), you can change the pan gasket if mechanically inclined. But before then you have to make sure you have no vacuum leaks. A leaky valve cover gasket can cause oil to leak out of the pan gasket and elsewhere too (from the lack of slight vacuum in the crankcase).
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Originally Posted by BretAz
1999 Camry 2.2 with 100k miles. Had it to the dealer today for an oil change. The lube tech made a note that the oil pan gasket was leaking, and that the input shaft seal was leaking. The service advisor said that he would have to do a diagnostic to see if this was correct.
The oil pan gasket is not a big deal, but what about the input shaft seal? There are no drips underneath the car. Is this something to be worried about?
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