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02-08-2016, 07:24 PM | #141 | |
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02-08-2016, 08:06 PM | #142 |
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I bought the Raceseng cover when I noticed my car had the typical cam cover plate leak. After discussing the matter with my dealership (my car was bought as a "certified" used car), they were unwilling to install the plate as it was an aftermarket part, and they strongly cautioned me against installing it myself just in case there were other issues down the road. Now, obviously, that's garbage. A coverplate is not going to cause any further issues, and any denial of warranty coverage based on a coverplate installation would be easily reversed if confronted head-on politely yet firmly.
On the other hand, who likes to fight when you don't have to? Even though the head tech thought the Raceseng design was superior, liked the part, and told me he was going to suggest to folks further up the food chain that they start manufacturing a similar part, he was unable to install it due to company policy. I believed him, and still do. So, I let him fix it the way they're told to; remove, clean up, slap a BUNCH of sealant in there, put it back, and hope for the best. It's been 3000 miles so far since they did that, and so far so good. I still have the unused Raceseng part. I may hang on to it until my warranty runs out in 2019, or I may install it anyway, or I may sell it to anyone interested. For me, even though it IS a much better solution, arguing w/ the dealership isn't worth it. Anyone interested? Barry |
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02-22-2016, 05:01 PM | #144 | |
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02-25-2016, 06:05 AM | #146 | |
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My torque wrench starts at 20lbs, should I just use the tight AF method or go pick up a torque wrench that will let me get to 12lbs?
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Thank you to forum contributors (yes, sarcastic contributors too)
Time and time again I can't thank this forum enough from DIYs to useful information on real world experiences from other twin owners like this!
After scouring this forum, sciolife, and some entertaining Reddit posts for about a week, I finally made an appointment last week to take my car in to the dealership this morning. After waiting 2.5 hours from drop off time, the service adviser said he was told that the oil leak was coming from the "weird" oil valve under my car (Fumoto valve). After I was done laughing, I told him that I've already check this point of failure and between my immediate family and myself, we have 6 cars all with Fumoto valves over 5+ years and we've never had a leak. Then I asked if there could be any chance it was coming from the dipstick tube or somewhere else and he stated that he wasn't sure and would have a Toyota Tech look at it further. He admitted that his knowledge on cars was general and it was only his 2nd day on the job. In a span of 30 minutes, I watched a total of 3 Toyota technicians look under the car with the panel detached and inside the engine bay. Through everyone's documented experience, I went into this appointment more educated on this issue and feel that had I not done my research and checked the car myself, I would have left the dealership with an unnecessary oil change, a brand new oil drain plug, and a problem that was not corrected. End result from today: Timing cover "seeping" oil; tech stated my car did not fall under the definition of Toyota's for a leak as it's not dripping. However, he is still going to file it under the warranty, so my car is going back in on Wednesday to get the timing cover resealed on Toyota's dime. Hoping that is the extent of the work, but we'll see as I may have to invest in a Raceseng cover in the near future. Info on my car: Manufactured in October 2012. Purchased in December 2012 with 46 miles. Aftermarket parts for engine are Perrin silicon inlet tube, Perrin CAI, and Perrin CBE. |
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Just got this plate and someone said its a good idea to put more RTV than suggested in the Raceseng Install video... is that correct?
In the video it just shows two dabs and two points. |
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