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Does anyone know of anybody who does GOOD engine work on the Toyotas in the metro area?
LJ at Northshore Toyota knows his way around the older Toyota engines pretty good.
I have a mystery oil leak that never leaves a puddle. I want to use someone that knows what they are doing.
How is it a leak if it doesn't drip?? You just burning oil??
There's some build up on the DS of the engine around the alternator and lower, also on the lower plate that protects the radiator there's build up. I'm putting a quart in every 8 days.
Holy cow!! That's quite a "leak". 
And there's never a puddle anywhere!
Cracked manifold or leaky manifold gasket. My guess... If its of the front I'd say timing cover.
Yeah that or a oil pump. That's why I'm asking if there's a mechanic y'all trust to get some good engine work done.
If you guys haven't read these two threads, i'd highly recommend it 
. A shoddy FJ40 restorer builder getting called out on mud.
Tech, showing the poor work. read first
https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/618090-how-not-restore-fj40.html
Chat, discussing the shoddy builder
https://forum.ih8mud.com/chit-chat/617788-ethical-dilemma.html
. A shoddy FJ40 restorer builder getting called out on mud. Tech, showing the poor work. read first
https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/618090-how-not-restore-fj40.html
Chat, discussing the shoddy builder
https://forum.ih8mud.com/chit-chat/617788-ethical-dilemma.html
You could try using a dye to determine where your leak is. Just need a backlight and a bottle of dye from auto parts store. I used it once on my car, worked pretty well.
If you guys haven't read these two threads, i'd highly recommend it
Tech, showing the poor work. read first
https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/618090-how-not-restore-fj40.html
Chat, discussing the shoddy builder
https://forum.ih8mud.com/chit-chat/617788-ethical-dilemma.html
If you guys haven't read these two threads, i'd highly recommend it
Tech, showing the poor work. read first
https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/618090-how-not-restore-fj40.html
Chat, discussing the shoddy builder
https://forum.ih8mud.com/chit-chat/617788-ethical-dilemma.html
Aww Mann is kill
Erick, you been hittin' the sauce and PWD (Posting While Drunk)?
I wish... But no. Just need to learn how to type, spell, talk... You know the easy stuff
Thought so but I was just checking. You know they have spell check these days, right? 
Thought so but I was just checking. You know they have spell check these days, right?
Haley wasn't next to me...
I am sure I'm a messing this up, but I remember reading some post about a mystery leak, and it turned out it was going into the exaste somehow, again, I'm tires, so not sure how that is possible, but the guy was putting a lot of oil like that frequently and somehow it was in his exaste system, or something obscured like that...
Night Cody
Night Cody