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WTF...2020 leaking oil? Could this be the infamous cam tower seal leak?

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by chrisbusnut, Mar 14, 2020.

  1. Mar 16, 2020 at 7:18 PM
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    Eh..I had chunks of charcoal (looked like burnt wood bits) show up in my drive way once. Too big to be floaters and it was under the carprt. Never did figure that one out.
    You really worried about it get a sheet of cardboard and park the truck over it. See if anything other than AC leaks.
     
  2. Mar 16, 2020 at 7:27 PM
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    Oh dear phvcking gawd. Really dealership? Just WOW.
     
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    Nah, but that's some imaginative BS. My experience is that concrete soaks up oil like a sponge, and the stain can never be removed. Your only hope is to wipe it up immediately and wipe the stain well with lacquer thinner. Success depends on how quickly you wipe it up.
     
  4. Mar 16, 2020 at 9:11 PM
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    Looks too thick to be engine oil.
     
  5. Mar 17, 2020 at 7:10 AM
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    Yeeahh the dealership got you on that.... I have oil stained spots in my garage from the previous owner(none of my cars leak right now :D) and water just beads on that area...nothing comes up.
     
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    I don't see any way possible that it's not some oil that leaked from your truck (or anything else parked above that spot). Looks too viscous to be water and no way possible its old oil that water soaked up.
     
  7. Mar 17, 2020 at 11:14 AM
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    Did you clean it up and look to see what it is , oil or oil and water? Have you parked the vehicle in the same spot to see if it happens again?
     
  8. Mar 17, 2020 at 11:43 AM
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    I did clean it up, and it looked like oil and water. I have not parked the truck there again, aside from about an hour on Sunday, to see if it leaked anymore (it did not on Sunday). I checked the space where I normally park it and saw nothing. There's really nothing more I can do at this point, aside from keep an eye on it and check the fluids.

    I appreciate everyone's input, though.
     
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  9. Mar 17, 2020 at 6:05 PM
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    Neighbor jackin’ with you? When I worked in a shop we did this all the time to the engine guy. Put oil or antifreeze on the floor before he was taking it out for a road test.
     
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    Forgive me but that looks like maybe 4 drops , unless the tread marks on the floor are from a monster truck ( that’s what I’m judging the oil spot to ) like maybe they spilled some oil when they filled it from the factory and it made its way down finally to drip on the floor ?
     
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    Rub a little bit in your eyeball and if you take off like a Ninja Kawasaki you will know it's brake fluid
     
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    Well. It’s probably an oil leak. I have a 2020 with a leak. Can you send me a PM. Take your skid plate off. Look on bottom of engine block. I think but could be another part it is silver. On the bolt all the way to left. Do u see oil.
     
  17. Aug 31, 2020 at 5:47 PM
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    This wasn't an oil leak. I took it to the dealer and they inspected it. It was apparently water that got on my garage floor and brought up some oil that was soaked into the concrete.
     
  18. Aug 31, 2020 at 6:02 PM
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    Could it have been the AC drain ?
     
  19. Aug 31, 2020 at 6:04 PM
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    It was raining outside at the time, so there was water dripping from the truck. The oil definitely did not come from the truck.
     

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