# Valve cover and timing cover oil leaks

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover-and-timing-cover-oil-leaks/103812>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [May 11, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover-and-timing-cover-oil-leaks/103812 "2017-05-11T19:14:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![D.J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@D.J](https://community.cartalk.com/u/D.J)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover-and-timing-cover-oil-leaks/103812/21 "2017-05-13T19:53:41Z")

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Didn’t bring car in yet to mechanic because I was told by dealership I also need new front brakes too only 2mms pads

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**Author:** ![D.J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@D.J](https://community.cartalk.com/u/D.J)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover-and-timing-cover-oil-leaks/103812/22 "2017-05-13T19:56:56Z")

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Does your 2007 have a timing chain?

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**Author:** ![D.J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@D.J](https://community.cartalk.com/u/D.J)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover-and-timing-cover-oil-leaks/103812/23 "2017-05-13T19:58:44Z")

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Would rather pay my mechanic to do the brakes first

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**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover-and-timing-cover-oil-leaks/103812/24 "2017-05-13T23:07:33Z")

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A 2007 Corolla has a timing chain. Toyotas with V6 engines still have timing belts, except the trucks…

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover-and-timing-cover-oil-leaks/103812/25 "2017-05-13T23:38:40Z")

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> [@D.J](#):
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> I also need new front brakes too only 2mms pads

New brakes should take precedence over having a tidy engine, most people don’t care how clean the bottom of the engine is.

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**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 13, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-cover-and-timing-cover-oil-leaks/103812/26 "2017-05-13T23:50:09Z")

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> [@Docnick](#):
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> Toyotas with V6 engines still have timing belts, except the trucks…

Not anymore

The 2GR-FE, which replaced the 1MZ-FE and 3MZ-FE in the mid 2000s, uses a chain

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