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[colineddy]

Hi my LWB 2001 Auto D-4D has an oil leak.

I am quite handy, I've done the diff seals, brakes, radiator, timing belt, anti roll bar and more.. but this seems tricky.

First thing is to find where it's coming from I suppose.

It seems to be very close the the oil filter - the oil filter seems tightly on so I presume it's not the oil filter seal but is there a likely culprit right under the oil filter?

Any help much appreciated.
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LWB 2001 3.0 D-4D Auto VX Colorado

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[lennytoyota]

On the engine before yours there is a little bowl under the oil filter that catches any oil when you remove the oil filter as its fitted upside down,this bowl is connected to a pipe which runs down your engine to where the sump plug is so it can catch oil that spills during a oil change. Not sure if its the same on yours,if your oil filter is fitted upside down it's probably has the bowl fitted.

Lenny

[colineddy]

thanks lennytoyota

My oil filter was the problem

Yes I do have that little bowl and it has a little hose to drip spilled oil down onto the ground and it was clogged but this wasn't exactly the problem

When I touched the oil filter it moved - it had come loose - only done up the tiniest amount

I have tightened it with my fingers as hard as I possibly can - I have strong fingers - an hey presto no more leak

The weird thing is that given the amount of oil that was leaking I assumed that there was no way this could be the problem because the little lip / bowl thing under it was not soaked with oil. Yes it was oily but not drpping

I think that the vibration of the engine when running was enough to shake the oil out of this little lip - it would have been hot and runny so thats my explanation

There is no denying - tightened it up and no leak - it was defo just a loose oil filter.

So I am posting this reply in order that someone in the future may benefit from it.
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LWB 2001 3.0 D-4D Auto VX Colorado