tonymich

Daniel B. Martin Writes:

Please get a second opinion before proceeding. Many oil leaks come from easily-fixed problems such as a leaky oil filter or oil pressure sending unit.
................................

This is what I suspected. There was no leakage before a recent oil change at a local Jiffy Lube. Then I began to notice small (1-2in.) spots on the garage floor. Took it back, but they could find nothing.

................................
Daniel B. Martin Writes:

Small oil leaks tend to spread out and look big. How much oil are you losing? How many miles can you go before you have to add one quart? If the number is larger than 1,000 then I would "just live with it".
................................

I will keep track. As usual, thanks for the advice!

broncomax

hey, my 95 se has a bad seal on the back side of the timing chain cover i would like to fix but the best price i got was 1,400 wich includes chain guides and a new water pump since their taking it apart it sounds like the right thing to do . i add half a quart every week it leek,s like tree drop,s about a quarter in shape am thinking of fxi,n it in about 1-2 monthes since i can,t aford it at this time . it does **** me off cuz it,s wearing the rubber bushing in the ''a''arm out it get,s soft then it start,s to come apart o well cant wait to fix it .peace

Eric L.

Well, many Japanese V6 engines have leaking main seals on the timing chain/belt cover. I know for a fact that this is a common problem on high mileage V6 Camrys. $1400 seems very steep though. Are they replacing the timing chain too? Because that doesn't necessarily have to be replaced.

broncomax

the timing chain is also included in the price sorry i forgot that was in ther but out of the 4 different shops i went to this was the best price and the people wer nice to me .the shop looked super clean and one of the tech,s told me he finished doing the same job to a 96 gxe 3 day before dam. darn seal i cant find anything negative to say about the vq30de but them dam seal,s it is a gem of an engine **** ask ward,s auto world cant believe in 6 year,s no other 6 cyl engine can touch the vq30de wow! sweet blk max eric.l later .peace

Guest

Broncomax, any chance the leak started after you switched to Mobil 1?

Jeff92se

iTrader: (82)

First of all Jiffy Lube don't know crap about cars and they care even less about your oil leak. The only real way of tracing the oil leak is to get down there and check it yourself. There's no way anyone can diagnois an oil leak over the internet for you. But here is a suggestion. If your engine is all grimy and dirty from the oil leak, take it down to the car wash and CAREFULLY clean out the engine bay. Try to clean the underside of the engine and tranny as much as possible. Then drive home and run the car up on some ramps and then carefully clean the rest of the bottom of the engine. Drive the car for a few days and then again put the car up on some ramps/jackstands. Look around for fresh oil leaks. You should be able to find out where it's coming from. After you do that, tell us where is coming from. We can only guess from the info you gave up to now.

broncomax

even thoug mobil 1 is by far one of the best oil,s out ther i use penzoil 20-50 cuz my baby got 85k on her tiker so i need it nice and thick she runs well with it. i wish i could just tear my vq30de down to the bone and spice her up some mo, dam this power plant got some real nice potential some day i will throw 5-6k in spicing her up and then "" AI CARAMBA"" swollowing a6-t in a single bite and shomping on some gs 300 as* yummy !! till then my dream shall live within .loving my 95 auto se -4life .peace yall!!