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lets hope its not the timing chain cover gasket or the head gasket as that would bankrupt me. the valve cover gasket and timing chain tensioner gasket is potentially fixable by me.

hey all. thanks for the input guys. so i cannot use synthetic oils anymore? i just bought a new bottle of fully syn 5w40 to change before I spotted the mess.. i thought its recommended to use 5w30 for vvti engines as per the manual. but i suppose the thicker oil is meant to prevent leaks? in...

hey. the oil looks golden. so i am thinking its engine oil. recently flushed my PS fluid, so all is fresh and red. i am seriously hoping its not timing chain cover, cause that would really bankrupt me. am hoping its a valve cover gasket (isit also known as the rocker cover gasket?) or the...

After some cleaning...

Hi everyone. was greeted by a ugly oil leak when I raised my car to do an oil change. (this is a 2004 corolla 1zz) I did not notice any oil stains on the concrete. The seems to be behind the engine, facing the firewall, lower section, below the oil chain tensioner. After having a closer...