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Several months ago i had an oil leak somewhere around the valve cover, it was burning oil when the car was on an incline (i got a 1996 camry le 5sfe)... so toyota replaced the gasket there. and wallah, basicaly fixed the problem...
well in the cars new driveway, lately every time i back out of the driveway, i'm finding oil spots on the driveway... ... i thought it got fixed... now i'm thinking maybe its the head gasket... any ideas?
Theres never a perfect seal.... My camry leaks a little after a road trip or "hard" workout But its just kinda natural, and if its not a lot you shouldn't really worry about it I think. It happens.
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Center - its the distributor o-ring or rear crank seal
Passenger wheel - its the front crank seal, cam seal, or oil pump bearing or o-ring.
Between the two - it might be the oil filter, pan drain or filler cap.
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85 LE 2SE 500K km - died trying to push a semi off the road
95 LE 5SFE 530K km, 530K km changed engine, 549K km second engine died, now 554K Km running with a 98 5SFE block and head
01 XLE V6 310K km
Several months ago i had an oil leak somewhere around the valve cover, it was burning oil when the car was on an incline (i got a 1996 camry le 5sfe)... so toyota replaced the gasket there. and wallah, basicaly fixed the problem...
well in the cars new driveway, lately every time i back out of the driveway, i'm finding oil spots on the driveway... ... i thought it got fixed... now i'm thinking maybe its the head gasket... any ideas?
Do you change your own oil? And if u do, how much do you put in? If you put in anymore than the recomended amount, it will leak out causing damage on its way out.
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Its hard to tell, but i saw fresh oil covering one of the wires on the back side of the crank/head gasket (passenger front side)
rear main seal leak?
mine had the same prob. oil crept up from that leak to that area cos of the air that goes through the engine while driving
back of engine was oily, changed the rear main seal and that fixed the prob.
i'm just worried its the head gasket between the cylinder head and the gasket itself...
i have toyota change my oil... does it help ya'll to have any other questions that i drive this car hard? i never get it above 5200rpms cause the torque ends there...
i'm just worried its the head gasket between the cylinder head and the gasket itself...
i have toyota change my oil... does it help ya'll to have any other questions that i drive this car hard? i never get it above 5200rpms cause the torque ends there...
The head gasket should not allow much oil to leak. Oil would have to get by the rings or the valves first and you'd see blue smoke out the back end.
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85 LE 2SE 500K km - died trying to push a semi off the road
95 LE 5SFE 530K km, 530K km changed engine, 549K km second engine died, now 554K Km running with a 98 5SFE block and head
01 XLE V6 310K km
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Oil leak again
... i thought it got fixed... now i'm thinking maybe its the head gasket... any ideas?
But its just kinda natural, and if its not a lot you shouldn't really worry about it I think. It happens.
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