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pepsi24chevy · 02-20-2005, 08:40 PM

Hey guys, this is on a 97 camry 4 cylinder. There is oil on the intake but the head gasket and the valve cover are not leaking. THe oil is dripping on the passenger side of the vehicle running off the oil pan but the oil seems to be leaking from above somewhere. THe front seal around the crank is dry. So i am guessing maybe its the oil pump maybe? Oil seems to be coming from the corner of the timing cover gasket i think. Its no the power steering since it is oil leaking not trans fluid. Any help or advice is appreciated.

pepsi24chevy · 02-21-2005, 01:56 PM

Anyone? Should i just go ahead and pull the timing cover off and see what is leaking?

MadDawg · 02-21-2005, 02:55 PM

take it to the toyota dealership

ChuckD · 02-21-2005, 03:16 PM

use a tracer dye.... and a dye lite.

jjanari · 02-21-2005, 04:28 PM

I see you checked the crankshaft seal, but what about the cam shaft seal? the oil pump gasket, to my knowledge, is also a common source of potential leak. Unfortunately, the only way I know of to determine definitively is to remove the covers. While your in there, you'll probably want to consider changing the belt.