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Kevin (and others) interesting thread in this link. This really makes me angry. How common are oil leaks? On a Prius only 3 years old??? Timing...
It had been previously noted at an oil change as having a leak. When my oil was missing, down to 2 quarts, i took it in for an oil change and...
OK on more careful inspection, the leak came from 2 places: 1. upper oil pan gasket like i said before, 2. timing chain cover near the exhaust...
Hopefully its just an oil leak. The timing chain cover is a common leak but not at that volume.
Thank you, I will make a note to my PPI mechanic.
Here's some of the threads on the subject: Advice on Timing Chain Cover leak | PriusChat Timing cover oil leak | PriusChat The second thread is...
Not common at all. Some Prius develop oil burning well over 100,000 miles - but I've not heard of oil leak issues.
The engine oil pump is located within the timing chain cover. Perhaps the crankshaft front oil seal is leaking. Or one of the O-rings that seal...
I would ask him what is leaking. It appears to be oil on the outside of the engine, which is more commonly a timing chain cover on these...
You had an oil change done. Did you pay for a multi point inspection? If not, the tech would not have seen the oil leak if not at drain plug or...
@hollyg, this is an older thread, but I had a similar problem. Here is my thread: Timing cover oil leak | PriusChat I was still within warranty...
The timing cover is on the front of the engine, which faces the passenger side of the car. As the service note indicates, the oil pump is...
It doesn’t work. I replaced the gasket on mine and I thought the issue was solved, but it eventually came back. The leak was a combination of...
The oil is low probably because the engine is burning it. You should check it at least every other fill up, which you can do as the pump is...
Typically a timing chain cover leak which is sealed with form a gasket. Sometimes the pressure switch below this pic leaks but this one looks...
I wouldn't worry at all about it. Seems you are not the first to have this problem - see: Oil leak via timing chain cover | PriusChat
That kind of leak is huge I have the oil leaking during driving in a generation 2 that to get from the top dot full down to the bottom dot...
Which part under the hood is the timing chain cover located? I will have that checked also. Thanks.
It was noted at the prior oil change that the timeing gasket cover was leaking. The dip stick was showing no oil but I still did not have any in...
It's fairly easy to look for leaks yourself. Just open the hood, get a flashlight and start looking. (y) The silver plastic cover on the valve...
