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Old 10-30-2010, 07:49 PM   #37
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Oh no, is this looking like an all yaris problem? Do you think toyota will recall because of this?
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Old 10-30-2010, 07:52 PM   #38
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We're trying to get TOYOTA to take notice . They're not all that cooperative . Time will tell .
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Old 10-30-2010, 08:08 PM   #39
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That's 9 YARIS so far . That includes our 2008 sedan ( now fixed ) and 2010 3 door ( still leaks ) plus our friends 2010 3 door that still leaks . It's been 5 2008s and 4 2010s with mileage from 3,000 > 48,000 miles on the odometer . We plan to check on others as they pop up on dealer lots . Haven't had the chance to check out any 2007s or 2009s .
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Old 10-30-2010, 08:12 PM   #40
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That's 9 YARIS so far . That includes our 2008 sedan ( now fixed ) and 2010 3 door ( still leaks ) plus our friends 2010 3 door that still leaks . It's been 5 2008s and 4 2010s with mileage from 3,000 > 48,000 miles on the odometer . We plan to check on others as they pop up on dealer lots . Haven't had the chance to check out any 2007s or 2009s .
on the research skillz, but it sounds like lots of trouble...I think I'd just buy a different car
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Old 10-30-2010, 08:42 PM   #41
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No biggie , these cars are usually on our way to shop or just going out for a cruise ( 38+ m.p.g. ). Would consider a new YARIS , but not until this issue is addressed by the highest levels in JAPAN and here .
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Old 10-30-2010, 09:02 PM   #42
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We were going to trade in our 2010 3 door with the oil leak in for the 2010 5 door with 3,500 mis. and the CERTIFIED 7 year / 100,000 mile warranty along with the 2.9% financing for 5 years through TOYOTA , but when I discovered the same oil leak for the 5 door it put an end to that . Why buy another 2010 with the same oil leak that would need to go under the wrench . Might as well keep our 2010 and get that fixed under warranty . Plus we're nearly over with the loan with our 2010 . We're trying to get TOYOTA to give us the 7 year / 100,000 mile warranty for the 2008 and 2010 for free after both head cylinder gaskets are replaced . So far , no luck .

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Old 10-31-2010, 12:18 AM   #43
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I think you people are being too overly critical of the products Toyota is putting out. If all cars are supposed to be perfect they wouldn't come with a warranty. Anything mass produced can have flaws and all auto manufactures have the same sorts of problems. Toyota does a better job then most auto manufactures at addressing imperfections in there products.
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Old 10-31-2010, 08:01 AM   #44
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I found another 2008 3 door with the same leak at a private dealer . The YARIS was originally a rental at a TOYOTA dealer . The car has 47,000 plus miles . The salesman let me look at the car and I then showed him the oil and oil residue that had gathered on the head cylinder gasket . We had the sedan and told him of the head gasket being replaced under warranty . I then showed him where and how to find the leak . Took him a few tries , but he finally got the oil and residue on his fingers . Said he would show and tell their mechanics of the oil leak and possibly get the H.C.G. replaced under the TOYOTA warranty . I'll be stopping by on occasion to see how they make out with it . Not all that far away .
You come up with some hard proof that all these cars at the dealer lots
got oil leaks that will be one thing, until then I think this is nothing but
stories your are posting, anyone else on here dont believe this .
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Old 10-31-2010, 09:41 AM   #45
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No, I dont think its BS at all. I could see a gasket mfg having a process of cutting gaskets and then an arm/pincher picks up the gasket by the corner and puts it onto a spindle or rack and when it does so it pinches the corner of the gasket. Now that spot is a couple of mm thinner than the rest. Ya know, just some simple mechanical process that has made a fault somewhere and now the gasket seeps. I guess my thoughts are, how much does it leak and will it get worse? And of course how much does it bug ya? I guess on cars this new it should not happen, but on cars that are older I almost expect it.
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Old 10-31-2010, 11:45 AM   #46
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What more proof do you need ? We've posted pictures of the leak and the worksheet from the dealership that shows the replacement of the head gasket . When we decide to get the 2010 head cylinder gasket replaced we'll post the worksheet for that . Take it or leave it .
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Old 10-31-2010, 01:09 PM   #47
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GEDC0136.jpg Here's the pics AGAIN . The top is the 2008 sedan when I found the oil on 3/18/2010 with 17,893 miles and below is the 2010 3 door with 3,567 miles found the same day . This means the oil was leaking long before I discovered it . Oil ran all the way down the back of the block to the top of the oil pan of the 2008 . The 2010 didn't reach that far , but close . The other pic below is of the exposed part of the head cylinder gasket of the #1 cylinder of where the oil leaks from and under that is a picture of what it can most likely lead to at 102,000 miles when your WARRANTY has runout . The area CIRCLED in RED is where the oil leaks from the gasket . Your car , your call .
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Old 10-31-2010, 02:37 PM   #48
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so i finally checked mine, i have over 30,000km on my 2010 and no oil leak, i took the engine cover right off and felt all around and used a mirror and my engie is clean! thank God, lol. that being said my car was built 11/09 and the vin starts with JDT (meaning built in japan) i believe this issue could exsist but that shows north americans shotty worksnamship.
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Old 10-31-2010, 03:50 PM   #49
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Ours were built in JAPAN . Why remove the engine cover , no need for that . You may be looking in the wrong spot . It's not the valve cover gasket , it's the head cylinder gasket that's further down . Hopefully I'm wrong about your car .
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Old 10-31-2010, 03:52 PM   #50
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Old 10-31-2010, 03:53 PM   #51
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There are no oil leaks from our valve covers . I've inspected those very thoroughly on many occasions .
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Old 10-31-2010, 03:54 PM   #52
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Yes , all 1.5 ltr. YARIS are made in JAPAN for NORTH AMERICA .
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Old 10-31-2010, 04:01 PM   #53
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We just filed complaints for the YARIS 2008 sedan and 2010 3 door with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( N.H.T.S.A. ) in the Office of Defects Investigation division .
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Old 11-01-2010, 08:59 PM   #54
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Earlier we had to take the 2008 to a different TOYOTA service center due to the faulty door switches for the front and rear passenger doors that work with the dome light that were sticking not allowing the dome light to come on , the rough idle since new , and headlight adjustment for the drivers side . They removed the switches from a used 2008 or a new 2010 YARIS and installed them in ours since they had none in stock in the parts department . The dome light now comes on . As for the idle they removed the spark plugs to inspect them and showed them to us and were fine . So they reinstalled those and said the rough idle for a YARIS is normal . The car still idles rough when stopped . Then the same person a shop FOREMAN adjusted the driver passenger head light higher and now it's further out ahead of the passenger side headlight pattern of light . I may readjust it myself against a wall . While waiting for this we had a salesman show us a used 2008 YARIS 3 door with 41,000 plus miles so I could see if that had the oil and residue where the oil leaks from the #1 head cylinder gasket . Sure enough there it was ( checked for any spilled oil / leaking oil on/from valve cover and was clean ) . I showed the salesman the oil and oil residue that had gathered on the tip of my fingers with 3 tries and explained to him of our head gasket for our 2008 sedan being replaced under warranty due to the oil leak and that car was in their shop for some other warranty work . Then we went inside with him and told our finding to the Head Assistant of sales and said she'd have it brought into the shop , which they never did . Then when we got our car back we showed pictures of the leak and where the oil leaks from the head cylinder gasket to the FOREMAN that worked on the car and told him of our 2010 and their used 2008 3 door on their lot with the same leak and that he may want to take a look at the 3 door . He had no reply on that and said would need to see our 2010 and check for the leak himself to possibly get it repaired in his shop under warranty . He also stated that we could show him all the pictures we had but wouldn't get enough proof . The service center writer was a bit rude and said he would not be able to give us the paperwork at that time and would mail it to us . All this is being followed by CUSTOMER RELATIONS in California , which has been rather worthless . Therefore , we're not sure if we want to take the 2010 3 door to this TOYOTA service center to get the head cylinder gasker replaced under warranty . Feel for whoever buys that used 2008 3 door Yaris with the oil leak .
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