Oil Pan leaking

by **SC V6** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 11:06 am

I had Toyota rebuild my engine about 4 months ago, and all of a sudden the oil pan is leaking where the pan and the block come together... Im thinking that the blow by from my piston rings got soo bad that it put too much pressure on my oil pan and blew it out... so.. I took my car to Toyota and they are going to try to bullShi# w\ me... im going to make them rebuild my engine for free since they did it wrong the first time.. what a pain
later
scott

by **onefiend** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 11:13 am

That sux man, why did you decide to rebuild your engine and how much did it cost? How many miles do you have on your car?

by **SC V6** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 3:02 pm

I had to have it re-built because the oil pressure sensor spot got stripped.. so I had them put Total Seal piston rings in, supra injectors, jim's heads, and soem other things, but the rings were done wrong, so I have blow by, and it got to be too much for my oil pan to handle, and blew the side out a little, so now it spews oil.. I hate it
later
Scott

by **SC V6** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 12:55 pm

Toyota looked at it, and said that its not the pan, but the crank shaft cover, they took that off and it was dry, they can't figure it out.... but its leaking lots... anyone have any ideas? They are going to use some dye to try to figure it out... I hope its nothing big...
later
Scott

Website · by **DavPak** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 2:46 pm

i hate to tell you this, but there's no parts/labor warranty on non-Toyota parts. they may make you pay for the repair.

by **SC V6** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 3:26 pm

well toyota re-built my engine about 3000 miles ago, so... and its not just a little oil leak, its pretty big... so... its their fault... its not like I did anything to it... its a major leak, and its all them, if not... I have a lawyer waiting... because I have a warranty on what they did in the past... so.. they will get it done
later
Scott

by **lupous** » Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:11 pm

I have no idea...maybe one of the seals is messed up? either way, good luck man...stick it to them hard if they try to weasel out of it.

Website · by **DavPak** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 4:32 am

Scottv6 wrote:well toyota re-built my engine about 3000 miles ago, so... and its not just a little oil leak, its pretty big... so... its their fault... its not like I did anything to it... its a major leak, and its all them, if not... I have a lawyer waiting... because I have a warranty on what they did in the past... so.. they will get it done
later
Scott

my point is they don't have to warranty the labor since you requested them to use aftermarket parts (which may be the root of the problem, but who knows). and they probably have a better lawyer BTW.

by **SC V6** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 6:08 am

no... my dad works at the lawfirm that defends huge corporations... It wouldn't be some small dinky lawyer...

Website · by **DavPak** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 11:19 am

either way.....good luck

by **DischargedSeaman** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 11:23 am

Sounds like an episode of "Law & Order" in the making!

by **SC V6** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 12:37 pm

well, Toyota put a tracing substance in my oil, and it was the oil pan, not the crank shaft cover, so its all their fault.. they didn't secure it correctly.. so ill get my car tonight
later
Scott

by **chef solara** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:09 pm

Hey scott, So how's the car running, other than the oil leak?
Are you very happy with the upgrades , or do you feel that it's still under the hoped result?
I would love to hear what you think, Being you have the top set-up as of right now. With a SLE right?
Thanks.

by **SC V6** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 2:47 pm

I love it... Its all running perfect... Toyota didn't seal the Oil Pan up right, which is why I have the difficulty w\ the oil.. but thats fixed.. so.. its all good now... I love the extra power... its awsome for passing people, racing, what ever u want to do.. I killed a Mustang GT and I have a manual... my tranny and torque convertor is going to be rebuild in teh next year... so.. I can't wait.. I love all the upgrades.... Still waiting on a True cold air intake (im running the stock intake) and looking for an MSD ignition w\ multi-spark...
later
Scott

by **chef solara** » Wed Oct 15, 2003 5:26 am

Hey scott, I didn't that their was a torque converter in a manual,
I thought that was only part of a auto trany? Since you have a clutch What does the torque converter do for you?

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