I just posted another thread about this I noticed a very small leak this morning while changing my oil. God knows how long it's been going on, I figured it was normal to lose about half a quart of oil in between changes (7,500 miles on royal purple). Today was the first time I actually took my time down there and was cleaning some parts when I noticed it. Haven't gotten any quotes yet but I think I will ride it out for a bit and just monitor closely.

 

Would any of the "stop leak" products work with a non rubber gasket?

 

Extended warranty won't cover the cost...I know. I was just told that my timing cover was leaking and the $3,700 repair bill would NOT be covered by the warranty that I purchased FROM the Lexus dealer! read the fine print. Warranties are like insurance policies. The idea is to sell the warranty and never have to pay a claim. Most of the repairs you are likely to need will NOT be covered!

 

Don't count on it...I have the same problem on an ESC350 with less than 50K miles on it...dealership told me that it was a "normal" maintenance issue.

Cost to repair: $3,700, which is NOT covered by the extended warranty and since the car is 2009 the manufacturer's warranty is no longer in force.

Right front CV boot started leaking at 35K miles and I was told the same thing.

Cost to repair: $1,100, which is NOT covered by the extended warranty and since the car is 2009 the manufacturer's warranty is no longer in force.

Cost of fixing both leaks $4,800 for a car that I paid LESS that $20K for!

That doesn't take into account the two airbags that were just replaced because they were faulty. Fortunately that repair was at least covered because of a recall.

The Lexus and Toyota products that you are buying today are NOT the Toyota products that you father bought 20 or 30 years ago...it appears that success has indeed "spoiled the child."

 

Most people don't buy a car that costs $40K-plus expecting to have to put stop leak in the engine to keep it on the road...

 

2011 IS350 with 104K miles, oil is leaking from timing cover(I think) at least that's what it looks like. I do oil changes myself and it was not there last time (around 95K mikes)

 

People DO NOT put stop leak in the engine or trans. These products attempt to swell the seals by means of chemicals. In some cases they work. However, doing so also takes away the elasticity of the seal and when the chemical is gone, they leak even worse!
Don't! Just don't!

 

^Agreed!

Before coming to the conclusion that you have a timing cover leak, please note that many have found that they had a leaking banjo bolt/crush washer leak from the banjo bolt/line in your second pic, exactly where you circled. Best thing to do is clean the entire area with brake clean. Go drive the car for a short while, and then look around for where the fresh leak came from. OR, you can add UV dye into the oil and find where the leak is coming from using a black light.

 

Good point! Will do.

 

 

Just out of curiosity, was the extended warranty you purchased a manufacture Lexus extended warranty or a 3rd party extended warranty? The reason I ask is because the oil leak was covered under my Lexus extended warranty. The dealer usually sells both, but there is more money for them to make selling the 3rd party warranty.