Okay I have a situation.
My car has been leaking oil pretty much from everywhere. You name it every single seal that exists in a 7M. After trying to work on the car to solve the leaks. I came to this. Front main seal,camshaft seal,timing case cover,cps,valve covers,turbo feed,rear main seal,oil pump drive seal and oil pan. Sounds too extreme? Yes it is. As of now I have to add 1qt of oil every 70 miles of driving. And the oil that shoots out of the engine has made it's way all the way to the diff.
Now that sounds like another blown 7M. But no. This is an engine that has around 10k on a rebuild. Here we come to the problem. According to toyota, The car takes 5qts Right? But this car gets full(according to the dipstick) at 7qts!!! Is the car overfilled and leaking? dipstick could be wrong? Would this cause excessive blow-by which blew every single seal?
I don't want to take the risk and put 5qts and disregard the dipstick and see if the leak changes or possible stops or should I?
Any input would be helpful.
I'm running 10W40 and oil pressure is according to spec. Except for when you restart the car when it's hot it goes 3 psi at idle as soon as you rev it a bit it goes back to normal. Checked with a manual pressure gauge. It's a turbo.
My car has been leaking oil pretty much from everywhere. You name it every single seal that exists in a 7M. After trying to work on the car to solve the leaks. I came to this. Front main seal,camshaft seal,timing case cover,cps,valve covers,turbo feed,rear main seal,oil pump drive seal and oil pan. Sounds too extreme? Yes it is. As of now I have to add 1qt of oil every 70 miles of driving. And the oil that shoots out of the engine has made it's way all the way to the diff.
Now that sounds like another blown 7M. But no. This is an engine that has around 10k on a rebuild. Here we come to the problem. According to toyota, The car takes 5qts Right? But this car gets full(according to the dipstick) at 7qts!!! Is the car overfilled and leaking? dipstick could be wrong? Would this cause excessive blow-by which blew every single seal?
I don't want to take the risk and put 5qts and disregard the dipstick and see if the leak changes or possible stops or should I?
Any input would be helpful.
I'm running 10W40 and oil pressure is according to spec. Except for when you restart the car when it's hot it goes 3 psi at idle as soon as you rev it a bit it goes back to normal. Checked with a manual pressure gauge. It's a turbo.