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Toysrme · 12-03-2005, 05:03 AM

^ 5vz-fe & not transversly mounted from the factory.

It's pretty common for them all to slowly leak. Look at the block around the gasket on engines that have had a ton of miles on them. Somewhere you'll find a good 'ole nasty oil stain from where it's leak'n from the VCG! It's just not normally an issue as unless it's dripping on the exhaust.

Hitting the exhaust happens a lot more often once that engine is trasverse & rocked back some. (IDK how yall mount the engines in the mr2's, or if the extreme transverse mounting toyota installs them for us has anything to do with anyhting, but... I leave you with a thought. The 3vz-e & 5vz-fe are not bad to noticeably leak, while the RVCG, rear main seal & rear head gasket cause 90% of the leaks for the transverse v6's - all while using the same parts & manufacturing!

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Toysrme Cage Fighter Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 681 Thanks: 4 Thanked 23 Times in 17 Posts iTrader Rating: (-1/0% )	^ 5vz-fe & not transversly mounted from the factory. It's pretty common for them all to slowly leak. Look at the block around the gasket on engines that have had a ton of miles on them. Somewhere you'll find a good 'ole nasty oil stain from where it's leak'n from the VCG! It's just not normally an issue as unless it's dripping on the exhaust. Hitting the exhaust happens a lot more often once that engine is trasverse & rocked back some. (IDK how yall mount the engines in the mr2's, or if the extreme transverse mounting toyota installs them for us has anything to do with anyhting, but... I leave you with a thought. The 3vz-e & 5vz-fe are not bad to noticeably leak, while the RVCG, rear main seal & rear head gasket cause 90% of the leaks for the transverse v6's - all while using the same parts & manufacturing! )