# 2015 Toyota Highlander - Oil leak from timing cover **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [April 29, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566 "2020-04-29T16:53:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JimHarris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@JimHarris](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JimHarris)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566/1 "2020-04-29T16:53:13Z")
possible oil leak from timing cover. Is this a known problem? ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566/2 "2020-04-29T17:31:16Z")
It doesn’t appear to be common: [https://m.carcomplaints.com/Toyota/Highlander/2015/](https://m.carcomplaints.com/Toyota/Highlander/2015/) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566/3 "2020-05-01T13:36:29Z")
> [@JimHarris](#): > > Is this a known problem? Yes, by you about your SUV. Why do you ask? Are you hoping Toyota will pay for it? ---
**Author:** ![JimHarris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@JimHarris](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JimHarris)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566/4 "2020-05-01T15:15:38Z")
I thought that there was a good possibilty ---
**Author:** ![JimHarris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@JimHarris](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JimHarris)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566/5 "2020-05-01T15:17:00Z")
Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566/6 "2020-05-01T15:19:28Z")
How bad of a leak? How often (miles/quart) are you having to add oil? Who noticed the leak? ---
**Author:** ![JimHarris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@JimHarris](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JimHarris)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566/7 "2020-05-08T19:01:20Z")
I noticed the leak. Very slow. Had to be highway driven to start leak. Already repaired at dealer with 20% cost for labour. Thanks for4 the reply. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566/8 "2020-05-08T19:17:52Z")
2GR-FE 3.5 liter V-6 . . . ?! If the answer is yes . . . it IS a known problem Then again . . . it’s only a problem if you want to lose sleep over it. It usually is more along the lines of seepage. Yes, it looks bad. But it doesn’t typically leak enough to leave ugly spots on your driveway. And it doesn’t leak out fast enough for you to have to top off every week. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566/9 "2020-05-08T19:35:24Z")
Toyota does not have any manufacturer communications out for this complaint. This means they must not have met a threshold for issuing a communication, not that you don’t have the problem. Clearly you do. There are also no complaints at [safercar.gov](http://safercar.gov) for your problem. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566/10 "2020-05-08T23:48:09Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > Toyota does not have any manufacturer communications out for this complaint In regards to the timing case cover on the 2GR-FE, yes they do . . . if that’s what op has under the hood I can’t swear it applies to every single model year of the 2GR-FE, but there’s plenty of official Toyota documentation about this particular problem ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566/11 "2020-05-09T14:27:18Z")
The NHTSA web site safer [car.gov](http://car.gov) does not have one in their database for the 2015 Highlander. I don’t know if their communications are the same as the ones you have access to. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-highlander-oil-leak-from-timing-cover/163566/12 "2020-05-09T15:38:46Z")
I don’t look at that particular website