Hi, All.
I took my ‘05 LX470 to my nearest Toyota dealer for a pretty good list of repair items I didn’t want to take on. New front upper and lower control arms, new shocks, new radiator, hoses, thermostat, fan clutch, and new exhaust manifolds and gaskets. I picked it up after hours this evening and noticed dealer didn’t get my engine splash guards reinstalled. I’m glad I took a closer look because that led me to see a small puddle of fluid on the asphalt under engine / trans area, however, I didn’t observe any dripping while I was looking. Unfortunately, due to a recent back injury, I couldn’t get down low enough to check for leaks on the engine / trans. I drove fairly slowly down the highway to a close by gas station to check again and observed red fluid dripping from my truck. I moved the truck to get a better look. No strong smell from the fluid. It was definitely red. The truck smelled a little hot. The fluid felt a little viscous and appeared to be running down side of trans. or engine oil pan. So, I limped it back to the shop and threw keys back in drop box. Trying to see what might cause this with a severe back sprain wasn’t happening. Could a cooler line get knocked off during exhaust manifold or radiator work and leak in this area? I had no fluid leaks (aside from slight engine oil weep from VC gaskets) when I dropped off truck for this repair work. Unfortunately, I was in enough pain I couldn’t tell if fluid was running down side engine oil pan or transmission case. Any thoughts / recommendations appreciated. It seemed to be shifting OK, best I could tell. I drove the truck about 4 or 5 miles total from dealer pickup to return. But there was a fair amount of fluid lost…however, not a complete blow-out like I recall having on an old Jeep Grand Wagoneer I once had.
I took my ‘05 LX470 to my nearest Toyota dealer for a pretty good list of repair items I didn’t want to take on. New front upper and lower control arms, new shocks, new radiator, hoses, thermostat, fan clutch, and new exhaust manifolds and gaskets. I picked it up after hours this evening and noticed dealer didn’t get my engine splash guards reinstalled. I’m glad I took a closer look because that led me to see a small puddle of fluid on the asphalt under engine / trans area, however, I didn’t observe any dripping while I was looking. Unfortunately, due to a recent back injury, I couldn’t get down low enough to check for leaks on the engine / trans. I drove fairly slowly down the highway to a close by gas station to check again and observed red fluid dripping from my truck. I moved the truck to get a better look. No strong smell from the fluid. It was definitely red. The truck smelled a little hot. The fluid felt a little viscous and appeared to be running down side of trans. or engine oil pan. So, I limped it back to the shop and threw keys back in drop box. Trying to see what might cause this with a severe back sprain wasn’t happening. Could a cooler line get knocked off during exhaust manifold or radiator work and leak in this area? I had no fluid leaks (aside from slight engine oil weep from VC gaskets) when I dropped off truck for this repair work. Unfortunately, I was in enough pain I couldn’t tell if fluid was running down side engine oil pan or transmission case. Any thoughts / recommendations appreciated. It seemed to be shifting OK, best I could tell. I drove the truck about 4 or 5 miles total from dealer pickup to return. But there was a fair amount of fluid lost…however, not a complete blow-out like I recall having on an old Jeep Grand Wagoneer I once had.
