I took my car in for it's first oil change. I drove home and parked it in the garage. Later that evening I left for a while. Upon my return home, as I was pulling in the garage, I see an immense amount of fluid on the garage floor. I checked quickly before pulling in and it was oil.
My oil light never came on and I checked the fluid level and it wasn't very low. Needless to say, I was furious. I drove down to the dealer first thing next morning in my truck, handed them my paperwork and showed them a picture. They did the right thing and sent a flatbed to pick up the car and clean up the oil. I was there when they put it on the lift to see what the problem was. Drain plug was tight, filter was tight....tech removes drain plug and the pic below is what this washer looked like. They said they had recently been getting new looking drain washers from Toyota and opened up a case with Toyota having no idea or explanation for what caused this. It was a giant mishap, but the dealer made it right so no harm, no foul in the end.
Anyone have any past experience like this or have any idea what to make of the gasket situation? Some obvious observations: The gasket appears to be aluminum with a blue material (ceramic? Teflon?) that is adhered to the aluminum with some black 'goo'. I am going to guess this is a result of heat. But I have to believe someone thought about the idea that it would get hot and pick compatible materials. Bizarre.
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My oil light never came on and I checked the fluid level and it wasn't very low. Needless to say, I was furious. I drove down to the dealer first thing next morning in my truck, handed them my paperwork and showed them a picture. They did the right thing and sent a flatbed to pick up the car and clean up the oil. I was there when they put it on the lift to see what the problem was. Drain plug was tight, filter was tight....tech removes drain plug and the pic below is what this washer looked like. They said they had recently been getting new looking drain washers from Toyota and opened up a case with Toyota having no idea or explanation for what caused this. It was a giant mishap, but the dealer made it right so no harm, no foul in the end.
Anyone have any past experience like this or have any idea what to make of the gasket situation? Some obvious observations: The gasket appears to be aluminum with a blue material (ceramic? Teflon?) that is adhered to the aluminum with some black 'goo'. I am going to guess this is a result of heat. But I have to believe someone thought about the idea that it would get hot and pick compatible materials. Bizarre.
