GS300chick

Has anyone had this problem? One day the car is fine, the next it is leaking a lot of oil? What do yall think it is??? Please help me out, my fiancee is out of town so I have no man to help me out. And I don't want to get ripped of by a mechanic shop! lol

GenOneGS

When I bought mine, it started leaking from the drain bolt. It was because it was cross threaded. Start by checking there as it could be a faulty crush washer/ gasket for the drain bolt or cross threaded like mine. If it is cross threaded they will be able to fix it with a helicoil. If not there check around the oil pan where it bolts to the block. If it sis leaking there you will need a new oil pan gasket. Hopefully it is leaking from wither of these two places because if its not, its possible that its leaking at the rear main seal (between transmission and block) or head gaskets. These are more costly areas. What part of Texas are you in? There are several Toyota / Lexus specialists in the major cities like Dallas / Ft. Worth, Houston, Austin and more. Most of them do quality work and charge quite a bit less than the dealer.

turbogs300

Oh, I'm telling, you're in trouble.Were you out driving it in the desert again? It's not a JEEP, ya know!

GS300chick

ok the car started to leak oil after a 1hr drive just before getting there the check engine light had came on, when i rolled up to my moms driveway the i noticed the car was leaking hella oil like a drop every5 seconds,i havent gotten to change the oil since i bought the car cause i havent gotten paid till friday i was going to change it,so i checked the oil it was hella low so i added 2 whole quarts of oil the oil, leak was still going drove it home parked, leaked a decent size spot overnight,so i got home today and checked the oil it was full still so i turned on the car and let it sit for about 5 mins till i got heated up, check engine light was still on but the car did not leak a single drop of oil and hasnt still,the leaking is coming some where in the middle of the block if ,keep in mind the car did not overheat one bit the whole time,any help would be great

turbogs300

I would say don't take the car to your mom's house anymore, It obviously doesn't like rolling up there.

Check the filter to see if it's tight, check all the items in the post above. I would say take it to a decent place for an oil and filter change and see what they come up with.