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Originally Posted by svolo4
Hey guys, I have similar problem here.
So about a week ago I decided to put an aftermarket exhaust (Tomei header, Milltek o/p and frontpipe) and I saw an oil leak on right cylinder head from valve cover.
I brought car to the dealership today and they refused to do anything because of aftermarket exhaust. They are saying that because OE parts have heat shields on them and aftermarket don't there is too much heat created by overpipe and this is what damaged gasket.
I have OE overpipe in my garage and it's heat shield is also covered with oil, so this proofs that oil leak was there before I put upgrades on.
What do you think: is there a chance that other dealership will fix it? What if I'll put OE overpipe back on car with heat shield and bring it to different dealership will they see comments from this one mentioning aftermarket exhaust?
I don't mind fixing it myself if it actually was my fault, but it isn't and I hate the fact that every time I go to dealership they are trying to find an excuse to not honor Toyota's warranty.
I had that "clucking handbrake" issue and 2 dealerships just told me to pay for diagnostics without promising to do anything about it, but I finally got it fixed today under warranty (at the same place which denied fixing oil leak).
Last week my rear tire started to leak pressure and I had to spend about 4 hrs in dealership to make them replace it under warranty and they were denying it until I called Toyota Financial Services who sold me premium plus program which covers tires even if there is a nail in it.
I have that "cricket noise" from the high pressure fuel pump and again got denial from dealership when I brought a car to them because TSB was for cars which are older than mine.
Sorry for providing so much details but it's getting to the point where I just want to sell this piece of junk (speaking of car's reliability) and buy a 25yrs old 240sx and maintain it myself rather than have a new car which keeps breaking down and dealers are denying to fix it.
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If you have the time and knowledge to replace your exhaust with the OEM parts, it may help your case stay on topic at a different dealership b/c they won't have an excuse to deny warranty service.
Read through the attached Subaru TSB and if your symptoms match, print this out and take it with you to the dealership.
Long story short, the Toyota dealership I went to never had a case like this before mine, looked at me like I was speaking jibberish b/c I'm a female, and got on board when I showed them the Subaru TSB. It took 3 different appts over 16 days, but it was all under warranty and so far no new leaks for me *knock-on-wood*
Good luck on your oil leaking journey!
http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5810c371...02-136-12R.pdf
If the link doesn't work, look for Subaru TSB 02-136-12R
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