I had my daily-driver, a 2011 Prius, on the lift tonight for a quick oil change and tire rotation. The current mileage is 115k. During the inspection, I discovered that I had a small timing cover oil leak.
Mine is very similar to the one in this post, but to a much smaller level. It is just a seep at this point, but...
http://priuschat.com/threads/timing-cover-oil-leak.152099/page-3#post-2176170
I guess I am a bit disappointed given the mileage and maintenance history. This car has seen only full-synthetic oil for its entire life at 5-8k intervals. The labor time for the repair is 14.2 hours and requires engine removal, so I'll be waiting until the leak becomes substantial before I find the time to fix it myself or pay the dealer $160/hr.
Has anyone else seen this leak?
Mine is very similar to the one in this post, but to a much smaller level. It is just a seep at this point, but...
http://priuschat.com/threads/timing-cover-oil-leak.152099/page-3#post-2176170
I guess I am a bit disappointed given the mileage and maintenance history. This car has seen only full-synthetic oil for its entire life at 5-8k intervals. The labor time for the repair is 14.2 hours and requires engine removal, so I'll be waiting until the leak becomes substantial before I find the time to fix it myself or pay the dealer $160/hr.
Has anyone else seen this leak?