Not sure, but it seems as often as not the leak is between the seal cover edges and the engine block/head. Dealerships were on a few occasions coming in around $1700. It's not clear from OP what they want for just the reseal, but it seems pretty steep. Dealership come up with leaking timing chain cover pretty regularly. PS - I attached the four photos they put into the inspection report. I apologize for bringing this up in a Prius forum, but I will say that a used Prius might be one of the cars I would replace it with when the time comes. I worry that my big “Toyota 5-Star” dealer generally overcharges (though I think they perform good service), and such an expensive repair will have to go on a credit card to be paid off at bad interest rates The car has 140,000 miles on it, and I really can’t afford to replace it, especially with current used car prices. But in reading about it online, and particularly this thread, I am definitely wondering if this is over charging for something that could actually be fixed (or at least tried) in a different and much cheaper way. The inspection report said “Timing cover gasket: Noted the front portion of the timing cover is starting to leak oil.” And they listed it as a “needs immediate attention“ repair. Hi Mendel - Do you know if similar issues apply to Toyota Avalon hybrids? I am facing this recommendation (leaking timing cover replacement) on my 2014 Avalon hybrid for over $2800 US. It's a high profit margin item for the dealer, when it is most likely the front crankshaft seal - a much less expensive replacement. Reinstall remaining items in reverse order, torque per Repair Manual.Ī leak in the front crankshaft seal will migrate to the harmonic balancer and be spun and spayed all over the front cover. Install timing chain cover and install/torque all bolts, per Repair Manual. Apply bead of of Toyota seal packing, spec and location per Repair Manual.ġ0. Clean all mating surfaces between timing chain cover and engine block/head.ĩ. ![]() Pry timing chain cover partially loose, then unbolt and remove water pump. ![]() Just off the top of my head:Ģ.Remove oil filter and oil filter bracket. ![]() Dealerships were on a few occasions coming in around $1700.Ībout half that amount seems fair, my guesstimate.
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