how trustworthy is that dealer if they first thought it was the seal and now the oil pump
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I am going through the exact same thing on my 99 LC with 245k miles. I had an oil leak so dealer replaced seals and did 90K service since it was 20k miles away. I got the car back and there was still a leak. Took the car back to dealer yesterday and this morning they tell me it's the oil pump that's leaking. They said it will be $3,700.00 to repair.Got a call from the dealer and they tell me its the oil pump. $2800 to repair!
$2500 Would be a little bit easier to digest.....even $2900 like the OP said he was being charged. The car is at the dealer now with everything disassembled. They took it apart to check the new seals they installed. the oil leak was so bad that it destroyed the rubber bushings on the steering rack that was just installed a little over a year ago. Believe it or not, Toyota covered an new rack (parts and labor). I feel like the dealer is trying to take advantage of me since the car is in their shop apart.how much do you love your LC?
Seems like you could find a shop that would do it for 1k less than that.
I have 235k miles on mine, and if I had to pay someone 2.5 for that, I would.
it's two O rings, front and rear main, FIPG, and oil pick up gasket (fiber) ATF, oil and coolant.
Even if mine was worth less than 10k I'd still get that job done regardless.
I absolutely believe I will drive this car another ten years.
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