work, he tells them to leave that oil line alone. I instructed him, that if he ever takes his car in to the dealer for any more warranty extension, recall, campaign, etc. Torqued everything to spec, so I suspect I won’t be touching that line again for quite awhile Naturally, I also replaced the sealing washers on both ends, and I also replaced the banjo bolts. Simply pour it in as you would be filling it with oil or fluid.' The stuff really works. Perhaps I’m a pessimist, but I believe putting on the 1 piece steel line is going to be a longer lasting repair, versus replacing a leaking hose with another hose. AT-205 Re-Seal is added to any leaking engine, transmission, power steering system, differential or hydraulic system (except for brakes) to condition rubber seals/gaskets and stop leaks. Then I asked to see the diagram for the 2009 Highlander. It showed that BS line with the hose in the middle Just for kicks and giggles, I went to the dealer and asked them to show me their exploded parts diagram for the 2008 Highlander. years after I replaced that hose I mentionedīut he never took it in for that repair because I later installed that one piece pipe for the 2009 and up model And it is very the 2008 Highlander is definitely covered for that pipe And there is a bulletin for OP’s car, which states the labor hours. Believe, me, the 2GR-FE engine in the 2008 Highlander has all the problems as when it was installed in previous model years, or other chassis. I’ll post it if I can find it for free, floating around on the internet And it does involve removing and resealing the cover. It took less than 20 minutes to replace, and its a better design, because there’s no rubber hose to leakĪs far as that timing cover reseal, unfortunately, there is a rather extensive TSB concerning that. This time, I went to Toyota and installed a 1-piece steel line for the 2009 and up 2GR-FE engine. That lasted about 3 years, before it started seeping again. This estimate includes the average cost of labor (760) and the average cost of parts (85). On average, the cost to replace a timing cover gasket is about 845. I replace it with a Gates oil cooler hose. The most common repair done to fix timing cover leaks is to replace the timing cover gasket. K THAT! My brother’s 2008 highlander had that hose blow out. Toyota’s idea of a fix is to replace the hose with a “better” hoseį. The problem is that the line consists of 2 lines that are connected with a hose in the middle. There is a recall or campaign, and what they do is replace the line with a "better’ part. The line in question feeds oil to the cylinder head closest to the firewall. Sorry, just have to vent a bit here.Toyota has LONG known about the VVT-i oil line leaking. But this truck has been nothing but problems in just a few months. Man! I was willing to pay more to buy a Tacoma for its reputation of high quality. But it seems to me that I can just unbolt the four bolts holding that green circled cover, applying some RTV. I want to confirm with the experts here is this the timing cover leak?Īlso, I have found that the repair is extremely labor intensive and costs thousands of dollars. So there is no doubt that it has nothing to do with power steering. It seems to be surrounding that square rusty cover right below the hose circled in green (is this the timing cover)?Īfter 1 weeks of in town driving, I clearly see oil seeping out to the bolt pointed by the arrow. I was hoping it was the power steering fluid spilling over, so I cleaned area. But all the read circled areas are covered with black oil (completely black):Īlso, when I was working on the transmission cooler lines and fluid change, the areas below these areas are also covered in black oil. Now, I realized that I may have the dreaded timing cover leak: I should haven taken a picture before I cleaned the area with 4 cans of carb cleaner - because I wanted to make sure there is oil leak. I think I really got a bad deal with this truck (bought it in Jan): first the power steering fluid is mysteriously over filled and spilling all over the place then I found a big transmission fluid leak, turns out to be the transmission cooler outlet line has rusted through, so I had to replace both cooler lines and change the fluid (only about 1 qrt old fluid came out so my transmission could have blown up if I hadn't noticed the leak for another two months).
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