Hi, I have a 93 HZJ73 with a 1HZ. I’m in the process of cleaning the engine bay and noticed this. I cleaned that area about 150 kilometres ago and now there is an oily mess. Any ideas what could be causing this? It runs great. Thanks
Oil leaking question
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prwillard2
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I'm going to assume the hose right above it has dry rotted and is leaking down onto it.
I would just replace the clamp with a decent quality one you can tighten with a socket. If that doesn't mitigate it, then replace the hose as well.
2x replace that hose and inspect the tube fitting for cracks.
A different clamp might help, but probably not for long.
Good Luck Ralf
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Thanks. I didn’t mess with the hose too much, I’m afraid I’ll break it and make it worse. It’s stiff, it’s too hard to see under where it is leaking. I just ordered a new one with clamps, hopefully that solves my problem.
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I finally got around to doing it. I got the new parts a couple weeks ago. Was very easy to do, no tools needed. Took about 5 minutes. The old hose was cracked like was suggested was the likely case. Good as new.
TreadingLight
"Overlanding is Sh*t"
Dang, you just removed your bonus rust inhibitor hose, designed to carefully direct oily vapors to the head and exhaust manifold to prevent oxidation.