FixToyota Camry Oil Leak — Where It Usually Comes From, and What It Costs
Across all vehicles, the most common cause of an oil leak is Gasket / Seal (32.9%). On the Toyota Camry it is Valve Cover Gasket (37.8%), so the order of suspects is different for this vehicle. The table below shows each fix for this vehicle next to the all-vehicle share, with what it costs on the Toyota Camry.
What it actually turns out to be on the Toyota Camry
| The fix involved | Toyota Camry* | All vehicles* | Typical cost† |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valve Cover Gasket | 37.8% | 17.9% | $144 – $292 |
| Gasket / Seal | 36.7% | 32.9% | $49 – $303 |
| Timing Components | 15.4% | 5.7% | $290 – $539 |
| PCV Valve | 7% | 3.3% | $78 – $330 |
| Oil Pan | 6.6% | 11.1% | $221 – $506 |
| Sensor | 3.6% | 10% | $238 – $503 |
| Other, rarer causes | smaller shares | — | varies |
*Share of visits whose repair involved this part, among visits for this complaint that ended in a parts repair. Combined
repairs count toward each part involved, so shares overlap and don't add up to 100%.
†Middle half of real Toyota Camry invoices (25th–75th percentile) when this was the only fix, parts + labor; rows marked "all vehicles" use all vehicle types.
Real repair reports
Recent, paid Toyota Camry visits for this complaint — the words as the owner said them, and what it turned out to be.
Toyota Camry owners said
“Check oil leak (smell)”
“Diagnose engine oil leak”
“check over for oil leak”
More on this problem and this vehicle
- Oil Leak: all vehicles — how to tell the causes apart, and what each fix usually costs
- All Toyota Camry repair costs
- Toyota Camry Check Engine Light On
- Toyota Camry Noise While Driving
- Toyota Camry Won't Start
Take this to the shop
The FixDozer Diagnosis Brief for this complaint puts the all-vehicle odds on one printable sheet. Bring it with this page: the table above shows how the Toyota Camry differs.
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