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Old 05-08-2019, 07:56 PM   #228
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Originally Posted by kri$han View Post
Yes, the service manager at the dealership thats fixing my car says that Toyota Canada has sent them a template with very careful instructions of how to apply RTV sealant to the timing cover, which is clogging up all the oil passages in our cars and starving the main bearings of oil (and/or leaking out of the timing cover itself).

I just hope they take their time and do it carefully... AND apply the RTV when the motor is cool, and give it plenty of time to cure before testing it...
Wow! That's an interesting development.
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