Sweet-Tee Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Yesterday I noticed my 1998 GS was dripping oil....... could someone tell me where this possibly may be coming from? I do recall when I purchased the car last year the mechanic at Lexus informed me the oil pan or the oil pan bolt was missing- {I will need to look at my paperwork to be exact } but it never drip oil b4. (fyi: I did not purchase car from the Lexus dealership I just took the car there for a pre-purchase inspection). I plan to take the car to the Toyota repair shop on Saturday- so I was trying to get some additonal info. It's not a lot of oil just drops- however I want to take care of this asap b4 it turns into a major problem..... by the way my car has 89,000 miles Thanks in advance ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfish Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Yesterday I noticed my 1998 GS was dripping oil....... could someone tell me where this possibly may be coming from? I do recall when I purchased the car last year the mechanic at Lexus informed me the oil pan or the oil pan bolt was missing- {I will need to look at my paperwork to be exact } but it never drip oil b4. (fyi: I did not purchase car from the Lexus dealership I just took the car there for a pre-purchase inspection). I plan to take the car to the Toyota repair shop on Saturday- so I was trying to get some additonal info. It's not a lot of oil just drops- however I want to take care of this asap b4 it turns into a major problem..... by the way my car has 89,000 miles Thanks in advance ! ← Park the car and put a piece of cardboard under the engine overnight, Then look where the drops are and follow them up and this should give you a good idea where the leak is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGS300 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Sounds like the oil pan bolt is stripped, or the gasket may be leaking. Also check the filter for tightness. <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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