Well, I didn’t do it, but...
Looks like I’ve got work to do.
Looks like I’ve got work to do.
What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (19 Viewers)
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I cant really tell from your photo, what's leaking? the rear main seal?
Geez that's a lot of leakage. I feel like RMS failure is rare on these vehicles, no?
I had a very similar leak, it was getting all over the exhaust and causing a lot of smoke and stink too. I was sure it was RMS and dropped it off at the local Toyota dealer to see what it will cost. They called back saying it was the valve cover gasket! Since I wasn't about to hand over $400 for VCG I did it myself in about 2 hours and that solved my issue!
I’m pretty sure it’s the rear mail seal. Nothing else is wet except where you can see drips. It’s been sitting in the same spot since Monday and I noticed this last night. I’ve been driving the 62 a lot for personal lately and have a work lease car too.
Just sucks that I don’t have the tools, time, or patience for this job so I’m going to have to pay someone a days worth of labor to replace a $25 part. If it were the 62, I’d dive in. I don’t mind letting it sit for a while. But, I need to be able to jump in this one and go.
Just sucks that I don’t have the tools, time, or patience for this job so I’m going to have to pay someone a days worth of labor to replace a $25 part. If it were the 62, I’d dive in. I don’t mind letting it sit for a while. But, I need to be able to jump in this one and go.
Thanks @ClassyJalopy . I’ll check that first, but i can’t see a river running down the back side.
Amber fog stickers, don’t hate it.
Either way I'd try AT 205 reseal before any extensive work. I put it in mostly as a preventative to my power steering fluid (about 2 ounces), and into my last oil change (1bout 14 oz.) - and it did seem to dry up my driveline, including my weeping valve cover gaskets. Idea is that it returns the flexibility to rubber seals. It is mentioned on many threads. Of course there are stories of harm, but also stories of it being helpful.
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Took advantage of black friday.
All I see is a nice clean, rust free truck. Who cares what’s leaking. Let it leak. Free undercoating.
True enough. I’ll let it ride and make sure I park over a drain tub from now on. I knew I could count on mud for solid advice And helpful tips.
By the way, what size tires can I fit without a lift and what’s that thing on the passenger side frame?
New bumper this week and redid one wheel, another primed in the garage. Next up, the other wheels, center caps and cut out resonator and move tail pipe.
Passenger side valve cover gasket was slowly leaking so did that yesterday. Also received my asfir skid in the mail, while changing it I found a slow coolant leak. I thought I had one, but was also feeling slightly paranoid as the coolant reservoir drop 1/4-3/8” over 1500 miles. But the passenger side block drain was super crusty and dripping on the front diff.
Nice clean engine!
Broke the long cam cover bolt in the head
Got to use my battery powered soldering iron again. It's rare that I use it but when I do it always saves the day! It's a really quality iron and works great. Buddy's 60 blew the fusable link so we made a new one.
65W mini soldering iron: https://amzn.to/36Ky4de
65W mini soldering iron: https://amzn.to/36Ky4de
MDK
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Replaced the leaky old china radiator with what turned out to be a leaky new China radiator! 
Ordered a Mishimoto replacement radiator a few weeks back and just found the time to install it this morning. After starting it up I noticed a small but constant drip and realized this tiny fracture slipped by my inspection.
Reached out to mishimoto and hopefully they will resolve this quickly and painlessly as one of the main reasons I purchased from them was their warranty system they seem to be fairly proud of. Unfortunately their customer service call center is closed on the weekends, so I hope the email I sent reaches them before Monday.
Anybody have a quick fix I can cover this crack with until a new one comes? Old radiator was busted as well, so not much good putting it back in
Ordered a Mishimoto replacement radiator a few weeks back and just found the time to install it this morning. After starting it up I noticed a small but constant drip and realized this tiny fracture slipped by my inspection.
Reached out to mishimoto and hopefully they will resolve this quickly and painlessly as one of the main reasons I purchased from them was their warranty system they seem to be fairly proud of. Unfortunately their customer service call center is closed on the weekends, so I hope the email I sent reaches them before Monday.
Anybody have a quick fix I can cover this crack with until a new one comes? Old radiator was busted as well, so not much good putting it back in
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I posted yesterday about what I thought was a rear main leak. It seemed to be dripping faster than oil so I put a pan underneath and checked it again this morning. It's coolant. How am I leaking coolant right here? What am I missing and/or not checking? Where am I not looking? I can't see anything wet other than right where the engine and trans meet. Why would I have a coolant leak right there?
