Plastic rectangular cap loose and leaking oil. Help pls!!

Hey Emergencymaximum have you figured out this issue and where it was leaking from? I have this same problem with my 2015 venza LE. However, its a lot less oil than you are losing, not noticeable on the dipstick either. Maybe a drop or 2 after driving for a while, and it doesnt smell like oil either. I was thinking of trying valvoline max life oil on my next oil change.

 

@Door men ,
Hey gang, unfortunately shortly after the discovery of the leak venza was in a wreck and it was somewhat stressful situation with insurances being involved and I placed it on the back burner.

I haven't had a chance to come back to it and just keeping tabs on oil level. It doesn't seem to be going too fast. It's difficult to gauge how much oil I'm losing or not losing because my driveway is rocks and it's on an incline.

Next month I might be going for tires change and will check with service dept to see what they think. That's if they decide to take a peek at it without charging diagnostic fee or whatever.

 

If you do decide to try and stop the leak without replacing the rear main seal, I recommend ATP 205. Its a highly recommended seal rejuvenator. I have yet to find anyone say anything bad about it. I will try this if the high millage oil doesn't make a difference in my vehicle.

 

Thank you, gang!

 

One more question. How much oil do you have to replace after say 1000 miles?

 

I don't add any. My oil change intervals are once a year, which is about 5-6k miles and it doesn't leak out enough to notice. I've only done one oil change since noticing the leak.

 

Changing tires and ailment at the dealer and they did multipoint inspection. Found the leak. They say main rear seal is leaking. Lady said it's where engine meets transmission. Repair takes 2 days, they say bottom part needs to be dropped down. Cost is 1,770.

I'll keep an eye on the oil level for now.