2000 Toyota Camry common oil leak, cam Oil Plug fix. Complete step by step repair.
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- This is is to repair oil leak from cam oil plug on engine. I made this video to focus on the details of removing all the stuff thats required to get to remove the oil plug.
Parts
Toyota oil Plug 90339-36001 $3.50... Parts link bit.ly/ToyotaPlug
Toyota intake hose 17881-03110 $93.07
Purchase from parts@toyotadm.com
Yup, that's where mine is leaking and there is no way I can do this job with my bad back and problems with my right hand. Thanks for showing this.
Wish I had seen this yesterday before I changed the valve cover gasket. Good walkthrough.
Excellent video! While my 99 isn't leaking yet, I've taken pics of your video to help me thru the repair when the day comes. Basically, 1 hour for a regular mechanic, 3-5 hours for you or me, and if you bring it to a dealer, they look in that stupid blue book of how much time it takes to do a particular job, and it's $700. in labor. If the car owner is female, it's $1200. so your video saved countless people $700.-$1500.. Kudos to you!!!!
Great to hear! I appreciate your comments. You right on, female owners like my sister always get rip for $500 plus min on any visit.
Wow you have 99 Camry and no leaks Amazing!!!!! these Camrys can last forever that's only reason i bother to repair 20yr plus car.
I originally had a valve cover gasket leak and though that was my problem, after replacing valve cover gasket to my disappointment i still had leaks on my driveway so then i went after cam oil plug.
" if the owner is female it would be $1200" lmao so fucking True 😂
Those F-ing blue books and the ones who use them are Dicks.
❤ Why you didn't take out valve cover head it would be easy. 😊
Replace them before the day comes with new oem preventive measures..
I totally agree with the people that suggested accessing it via removing the gasket cover. It would’ve saved this man a lot of work.
In a few days I'll be replacing the valve cover gasket and want to replace the cam oil plug as well. While I have the valve cover removed do I just remove the cam oil plug by inserting a screw on the inside instead and just pulling it out?
@@thehut1 why would you? Just change it. You already took it off.
can you tell me of a video that shows that method ?
@@crabapple6775 this is a lengthy one but it’s in this one. Just skip thru it and you’ll find it.
th-cam.com/video/0CM8WX8uDx4/w-d-xo.html
Haha if you use the original valve cover gasket it will most likely leak. When you put it back on. Depending on how old the VC gasket is. That Rubber gets brittle over time. And then you will have fixed one leak and got another. This was the best and cheapest way to fix this problem. New VC gasket 15-25.00 cam plug 6.00 NAPA
Great walkthrough! I just recently replaced my valve cover gasket and have been monitoring that same area near the ignition coils since there's oil buildup around there. There's also the fluid collecting on top of the transmission and running down the back of it. I think it's time to get that part on order. Thanks again! 👍
LOL that's what I did the Valve cover first only to find out the cam plug was leaking. You describe it right its a walk through.
I had to replace the Air Intake hose and Vacumn line to the throttle body. My Intake Hose ($90 online) was crack by the hose clamp at throttle body. The vacuum line crack when i removed it.
When replacing the vacuum line I made a mistake and use a 1/4 tube after a week I got P0442 code (small vacuum leak detected). It turns out the tube was too large for pinch clamps was not able seal the tube connected ends! the correct tube size is 3/16 ! The 3/16 tube made a solid tight seal at conn ends you didn't even need the pinch clamps. no more P0442 code!
I had a leaking valve cover by the ignition bracket. Figured it was causing all the oil smell. The oil smell did go down for awhile as I cleaned the area. The car doesn’t drip oil and I still am losing oil. Burning smell returned. Only other oil leak I noticed was the pan gasket had a small leak.
I too noticed oil accumulating on top of the transmission. Glad I found this video! Mine is really bad as I have to ad a quart every 1,000 to 1500 miles. Finally after this fix I should get rid of the nasty oil smell.
Not long ago aswell I redid all the evap systems and even changed the canister. That helped with the smell of exhaust fumes.
Important torque specs for reassembly. The throttle body bolts should be torqued to 14 ft lbs. Toyota also recommends you replace the gasket as well. The bracket bolts and nuts: the 14mm bolt(behind the throttle body) should be torqued to 31 ft lbs and the 12 mm bolts and nuts for the bracket should be torqued to 15 ft lbs.
Great thanks for info
You can also take off the valve cover gasket to get to the other side of the cap. I just put some gasket sealer around there and pushed it back in
I replace the plug the same way you did.
How did you remove the plug with the bracket on the outside of the valve cover? You can't just push the old plug out, right? Did you use the "screw and pull" method used in the video, but from the inside? Or did you leave the old plug and just push in a new plug behind it, from inside?
Thanks for making this video. I didn't know that this was a possible to have a leak here. Turns out I did. Like other commented, I replaced the plug by taking off the valve cover. But it doesn't give a good access to be able to remove the existing plug like your method does. But, there is plenty of room in that cylindrical hole that holds the plug to have two plugs. So, I didn't remove the old plug, I just put rtv in the hole and on the new plug and just inserted it in series with the old plug. I changed out the existing valve cover gasket and presto, no more leak. Thanks again.
If it works great. Thats a good ideal but I already did the valve cover gasket thing thought that was the leak but it was from cam plug so I didn't want to redo valve cover gasket lol.
Thank you so much for this video متشکرم از شما آقای محترم امیدوارم همیشه سلامت شاد باشید
your welcome!
Awesome video! I might be doing this project soon. Thanks👍
Go for it! I am not pro mechanic It not a hard job, just set time for it. The plug is easier to get out than it looks you can just drill a hole and wedge in a screwdriver against the engine block.
I made a mistake of replacing the crack Evap tube to the throttle body with a larger 1/4 tube and cause a engine code P0442 that was a mistake the Evap tube is 3/16 do NOT go larger. I have video on this in my channel th-cam.com/video/zwRVrViNh24/w-d-xo.html
It's so much easier just to remove the cam cover. Replace the little hall moon plug and install a new cam cover gasket. I do appreciate your video because I want to remove my throttle body.
Thats a good ideal but I already did the valve cover gasket thing that was the leak but it was from cam plug so I didn't want to redo valve cover gasket lol.
Yeah I did the same mistake, replaced the valve cover gasket, then got to know about this stupid thing just after that.
On the other side there is another plug like this though, odds are it will be leaking too, so I think it's better just the re-do the valve cover gasket again... plus it's easier.
Great work! This is beyond thorough, and I really appreciate you you take the time to show exactly where bolts are at/not glossing over anything.
Thank you ! your comment nail it!
Can’t thank you enough! You saved me a couple hundred bucks I’m sure. Excellent walkthrough
Glad I could help!
Saved my life. Dude told me my manifold was shot and tried to get me to buy a whole engine
great to hear
If you still got Camry I wonder if seal is still holding up. Gonna do job today and Toyota guy says these plugs get put on without anything. Well without any gasket additive options. Thanks for thorough video
The cam plug is holding up just fine. I slip the plug in with some oil. its just a plug in non pressure enviroment it should hold up for another lifetime.
Glad I saw this video...had oil leak on the side, my mechanic said there is a hole on side, don’t know how it got there...had to call in welder. $1K.
OMG seriously! I hope you didn't pay. FYI the hole was originally there for the old distributor, as they upgraded the engine to electronic ignition the distributor was removed and hole was just capped.
@@databug88 unfortunately, I did pay...saw your video months 2 late. I’m a delivery guy , only car and source of income. If it was not for your video, I’d be brained washed into thinking ing engine was welded by a welder $$$ + his fees included.My mind laid d to rest. Bless.
Yea I hear you. I gotten rip off a few times for one or another thing the important thing is to acknowledge it and not do it again. You got a story to tell now. Good luck with your Camry.
Exactly what I need to fix that leak thank you for your help and time
your welcome
This was very helpful did the same job super easy with this video thank you !
Glad it help!
I think this video shows A good way to do this repair. it did help me. thanks TRM
Glad it helped, Thanks
Good video, I put gasket seal around the new plug just to be safe.
Great Thanks!
Great Video! I very nice quality production. Just got my seal out. On your car, it looks as though there is a lip or edge in there where the new seal would stop or seat. On my 98 Camry, there is no place that I can see that would actually stop the new seal when pushing/pounding it back in there. I'm guessing that I'll just have to pound it back in there until it feels/looks right. Thanks much!
Your welcome glad it helped
I have this problem. This is huge help. Thank you very much
You're welcome!
Great video my man. My 1999 2.7L 4Runner has this same leak. Threw some silicone in there and it’s stopped, but will eventually have to replace this plug.
The great thing is mines easier to get to as it’s up front of the engine on the passenger side.
Thanks, good luck with your plug.
Thanks for your Help, can't wait to do this to my car and fix it up right. 😀👍
your welcome !
Do we need to drain or add oil before or after? Not sure if oil has to be drained before pulling cam plug. Great video.
no
@@billusry8902 ok thanks
no you do not have to drain the oil.
Great tutorial video my man.. Thank you
Glad you liked it!
Exellent video thank you for posting it. I have a 2000 rave 4 and cant find a video for it but its the same se up you also helped me find uot the leak thank you
Glad to hear! its a bit of work but not hard. Be prepared to replace old vacuum lines or intake hose that may be cracked.
Is it possible to do this job by taking off the valve cover? Thank you!
Yes you can, see this TH-cam vid by others
th-cam.com/video/_g25dFgzjDI/w-d-xo.html
How ever I believe the prober way is removing plug from outside of Valve Cover. It was very easy tapping new plug back in. I am not a professional mechanic.
Absolutely. That's how I did it on both ends. Got some arguments online from the Dr. Doom types until I pointed out, if you were installing a new cylinder head, you would have to reinstall the caps on both ends. All you need to do is remove the valve cover and loosen - not remove - the caps. The tightening torque is 10 foot pounds as I recall. Doing the front cam seal is more complicated because you have to remove and reinstall the timing belt.
Unlike a lot of home mechanics, I do like timing belt engines. When you do a timing belt, you can change everything on the front of the engine. Seals. Tensioner. Idler. Water pump. The belt itself.
I have no doubt that aftermarket timing belts made today are much stronger than the ones from decades ago. They all are made to last 100,000 miles. My preferred brand is Dayco. I am sure they are all good though if they are brand name.
@@databug88 You did a great job..Thanks.
Thank You!
I was thinking the same but it probably trouble lol
I like it a lot. You might as well throw some sealant on it after installing it, I figure.
Glad you like it.... Yea you can add sealant after but it not necessary. Thanks for viewing.
❤❤❤❤ thank you so very much now I know how to do it.....❤❤❤ Video was fantastic!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Your Welcome!
Excellent repair
Thanks 👍 I appreciate comment.
Good job bud. Very informative to say the least.
I appreciate that!
I need to do this one bad on my old girl. We have done the valve cover, crankshaft seal, the oil pump seal, and the transmission seal. And now this one is leaking bad on the engine, tran, and exhaust causing it to smoke. How long would you say it took you to do this process?
I have done all you have said including the valve cover only to find out there still a leak LOL. this should take halve a day not rushing the job.
@@databug88 ^_^ haha. these old girls. my 99' never leaked as bad as the 97 I have now. I guess it all truly depends on the previous owner. i am hoping to get it fixed soon. its like I need a bumper sticker that says "no she isn;t overheating its just burning oil lol" at least when city driving
How did you know the oil was leaking from the cam oil plug and not the valve cover gasket? BTW, great details and effort to show where everything is. Thanks.
Lol I originally thought it was valve cover. I had small leak in front of valve cover so I did replace valve cover gasket (see my valve cover gasket video) only to find out I still had a leak somewhere.
After deeper look I realize the cam plug was leaking. You can see the oil would accumulate below that cam plug area on top of engine casing. Look deep with flash light.
Thanks,maybe this is where my leak is originating from
I originally thought it was my valve cover gasket and replace it only to find out it was still leaking. It was this cam plug if your camry is as old as mine the cam plug will leak.
Follow up: mine was leaking for abt 2 yrs. .Sure thing, that was 90% of my leak-thanks for this video
i would want to use a degreaser and clean that up very nice and clean all around before putting everything back together, partly so that I could see if there was any further oil leak in the area later.
I would also want to use some warm or hot water with some pressure to rinse it.
What do you think of that.?
Dangerous ?
I just wipe it clean as shown on pic. No need to make a cleaning project you will know if it leaks again.
Just did this - coil packs covered in oil - took the bracket off and the old plug was INSIDE the valve cover!!! Thankfully no damage, but a big hole pissing oil. New cap fixed it up but could have been a disaster.
Whoa
Was any silicone involved?
@mrpina83 there was remnants of silicone from a previous owner and fix. Couldn't believe the cap was inside. I cleaned everything up and made sure I didn't knock the new cap too far in. No silicone on this fix.
LOL great you got it done!
great video , however could not find this plug online, is their a more discriptive name or proper name for this plug ? thanks
Search by Toyota Part no. 90339-36001
Here link where i purchase from:
parts.toyotadm.com/oem-parts/toyota-engine-expansion-plug-9033936001
How far in do you have to hammer it in? Does it kind of stop going in at a certain point? Or do you kind of eyeball it with how the old one was sitting at? Thanks.
It stops, just add some oil around it taps in easily no problem.
@@databug88 oh man I tapped it in by feel, so hopefully it doesn't fall off and installed everything else back together. One thing I noticed is to be careful with the engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor. I barely moved it out of the way to get the coil bracket out the way and it broke. I went to O'Reilly and they luckily had one in stock with lifetime warranty (Import direct) for 30 bucks.
Great video but honestly easier to take off rocker cover , just means a new gasket as well
Thats alternative, good point. I orignally had change valve cover gasket only to find out it didn't fix my leak and had to do Cam Plug LOL. I thought about doing thru valve cover but decided this was the more proper way but i can see taking off valve would be easier.
can you link to a video showing the way you recommend ?
@@crabapple6775 hey do you have 1999 or close Camry?
@@ap-mb3sm 2000
@@crabapple6775 cool . Are you having this issue to,,? Leaking cam plug?
sweet, im pretty sure this is what is wrong with my 99 camry. the oil is building up in the exact same spot and getting on the transmission stuff on the drivers side
im gonna clean that area and everything around it, drive it, then check if its leaking there
its coming from cam plug. Over 20 years the rubber around cam plug is degraded and fails to seal.
Also while you are in there inspect the heater core coolant hoses if they are swollen from oil exposure due to the leak they will need to be replaced before they start leaking or worse catastrophically rupture.
Yes agreed!
So I am doing this tomorrow hopefully or soon. People are saying it is easier to do it with the valve cover off and I'm changing that gasket too. But I read that someone broke the new seal doing it from the top. Can I be sure that doing it though the valve cover is OK? If so what is the torque for those 2 bolts
Yes can do it through valve cover as others do on TH-cam. I have not done thru the valve cover and don't know what torque is on 2 bolts. Others have said no need to unbolt just clean and silicone seal the cam plug while in place.
The torque on the two bearing cap bolts is 14 ft-lb from the service manual.
Hey guy..can u yell me where you purchased your new throttle body air inlet tube and your smaller vacuum line that you replaced plus the oil plug??
Parts purchase from parts@toyotadm.com
Toyota oil Plug 90339-36001 $3.50
Toyota intake hose 17881-03110 $93.07
The vacuum line you can get from local auto parts store it is 3/16 inch tubing sold by the foot. Very important DO NOT use 1/4 inch tubing or bigger you will get check engine light error PO442 see my video th-cam.com/video/zwRVrViNh24/w-d-xo.html
Just did this job I would suggest against removing air filter box cover just disconnect the intake hose from the box that is easier(silicone spray is your friend). Also you do not need to remove the pcv hose or the plug wires from the coil packs just unplug the coil pacs from the harness and you can lay the bracket and coil packs on top of the engine. No need to do extra work if you don't have to. Other than that great video showing what needs to be done.
Yes you don't need to remove the parts you mention and just move them aside. I prefer to work in uncluttered space if its not too much trouble just to remove adjacent parts. It also makes the video easier to show all thats needed to get to the cam plug.
Ive got this leak on my Camry 1998 2.2. One question do you think the cap needs any sealant around it?
No, but after installing cap you can put some sealant around cap.
If you could get this plug out without damaging it. I think you could reseal it with silicone. The freeze plugs are pretty durable. But you cant in this situation.
the plug is not worth saving....
new plug only $4.00 see link bit.ly/ToyotaPlug
Great video 😊
Thanks! 😊
Do you think that spreading a think bead on the outside of the plug with Permatex black gasket maker would work?
I would think it will work the plug is recessed and you can put a nice bead around it. let me know how it work out of you do this.
just wana say It was easy to pull plug out and easy in, you don't need to use self tapping screw as i did just drill whole put screw driver thru hole just yank it out no big deal.
@@databug88 has it leaked any oil since?
No Its all good. I had originally did Oil pump gaskets and then valve cover gaskets only to be disappointed and realize it was this plug too was leaking. Finally im leak free after many years.
@@databug88 so u don't add any oil btween oil changes?
No i don't add oil between oil changes
I fixed that leak by removing the valve cover and pulling the plug up, put RTV sealant (The Good Stuff) and reseat the plug. I don't think you need to replace that plug unless you're at 300K miles.
The plug is only $4.50 i would replace it.
Muchas gracias es justo lo que necesitaba para reparar esa fuga
your welcome
Great work excellente thanks
Thank you !
Great video - made me realize it’s worth it to just pay my mechanic for this one haha
Thanks, yes this may not be for everyone.
How much did it cost you ??
In where market you take.
What is that hole to the slight left right under the cam plug? I thought that's where it was leaking. But now that u took bracket off I beilve I can see it looks like my leak.
No its not hole, its just a recess cavity on engine block. If you leaking there its dripping from the cam plug. The oil drips spread all around the coil pack bracket that was remove in video.
@@databug88 ya I thought it was leaking there and that hole was the cam plug at first and then I started to panick because I thought I bought / been thinking it out wrong but then looked at videos more in depth and saw its actually that. And then when I saw you take bracket off and saw where oil leaked down that's what mines exactly doing. Thank you so much for the in depth video man! I watched the entire thing You did a great job explain every thing in detail and not leave anything off. Really good job!! Thank you!!
Also feel free to disregard but I'm going to start this project as soon as I can. Which is this weekend, but I have to get to work this week. Do you think / have any tips for me to get threw the week? Should I just clean it much as I can and try keep it clean thru out week? By the way there's quite a bit of oil down below and stuff.
Tips before doing this:
1 check the Air intake Hose to throttle body mine was crack at throttle neck and needed replacing see my video th-cam.com/video/fHg4SAZt36M/w-d-xo.html
Very important note
2 check the vacuum line going to throttle body mine crack while removing it. After replacing this vacuum line it trip check engine light P0442 code after a week running car. My mistake was i replace it with a 1/4 inch tube this was too big the end clamps could not make a tight seal causing a small leak causing check eng light P0442 code. The correct size is 3/16 tube which made a very tight seal at connected ends and cleared P0442 code. This is the video on my fix it says its was size tube that cause the P0442 code, after video was made the actual cause was BC I use a bigger tube it could not have a tight seal at connected ends causing small leak. see my video th-cam.com/video/zwRVrViNh24/w-d-xo.html
@@databug88 ok thank you very very much for that information! That is really helpful! I can't thank you enough!!
that vacuum line tip is important. i had posted wrong video link this is correct one th-cam.com/video/zwRVrViNh24/w-d-xo.html
At 4:06 is that an EGR Vacuum Solenoid?
Good job
Thanks
Is there a plug on the passenger side too?
No as i recall there is a cam shaft that goes to passenger side
Skilled work
thank you
Should just replace the intake hose and the filter with some cold air intake. It last longer than the stock. They are pain in the ass to remove. But overall thanks for this vid.
your welcome
Hey by chance do you know what size extension you are using here? Thanks
think they were 6 or 8 inches
@@databug88 ok thank you!
@@databug88 sorry for the 10,000 questions. But should I unhook the negative battery terminal? Also what should I be worried about with the throttle body. That's my only concern when doing it myself I don't want to mess up anything on that part.Also I've never done this before. And kind of intimidated since it's my only vehicle
There is no need to remove negative battery terminal. The throttle body is not that delicate all you are doing is removing the bolts and shift it just about 1/2 inch to get to that bolt on the bracket. There is a gasket on throttle make sure it does not drop away! mine was stuck on to throttle body.
I am no pro auto mechanic but do have experience with tools. If you experience working with tools you should be able to do this. I say for newbies working on auto is getting nuts and bolts off and not to over tighten is key. The engine block is aluminum so you don’t want to over tighten and strip anything. The nuts/bolts on the bracket to engine were easy to remove just be careful not to drop them away when removing. The clamp bolts on the intake hose maybe rusted, when dealing with rusted bolts/nuts just rotate them back and forth each time little bit more. The hardest bolts to remove were the throttle body, the bolt holding the bracket to throttle assembly required some force. Always ONLY USE 6 POINT socket to crack bolts loose!!! See comments another TH-camr spell out all the torque specs for bolts.
You may want to get a 90 degree pick to use to loosen the intake hose around that throttle body intake neck.
There is another method of removing cam plug just drill hole big enough to get screw driver in and wedge it against the engine case to pop it out. Browse this video th-cam.com/video/0CM8WX8uDx4n/w-d-xo.html on cam plug this guy a pro.
Plan for a free day you would want to take your time and don t force anything. Good luck.
@@databug88 alright awesome! Thank you !! That is very good and very helpful information! I really appreciate it!!
Excellent
Thank you! Cheers!
Do I have to remove all the oil before doing this?
No the oil is way at bottom engine
Thank you sir
I would have used heat resistant silicone to install the plug
if you feel more secure use silicon.... there's no pressure on the plug to come out.
The easy way is to change that cam plug is when you have the valve cover off... Been down this road before.
yes that's alternative method
Hope you replaced the valve cover gasket. Those struts need replaced i guarantee it!
The valve cover gasket was replace first... then i realize it was leaking from cam plug LOL.
A photo or a good diagram will remind you how to disassemble and reassemble it all ...Most fellows will NOT remember what to do.
yes
CAN someone tell me why my car is loud when I'm driving. Even with all windows up, I feel like I'm driving a Nascar. It's just very loud
Awesome
Thanks
Removing the valve cover was waayyyy easier replacing the seal.
You may be right!
Nice job
Thank You
Amazing
thanks
good lookin g
Thanks
the name of the seal, sir
Toyota oil Plug / Toyota Part # 90339-36001
I Purchase from parts@toyotadm.com
Seal name in?
can someone steer me to a video showing how to remove that plug by going at it from under the valve cover.
th-cam.com/video/_g25dFgzjDI/w-d-xo.html
@@databug88 Hey, thanks a million.
i think this must be where our 2001 camry is leaking from same area....wtf is the purpose of this plug?to blow out it gets too much pressure??or just something stupid to cause leaks later lol
The original engine casing was design to use a distributor in that hole. When they upgraded the engine to electronic ignition they removed the distributor and just plug it. thats my understanding.
just got done doing the job thanks for your videos brother you were the only one to show the full breakdown of the air intake assemblies subbed thanks again!
Thanks... yea thats why i did video i couldn't find one that show the whole break down to get to the plug.
I need part number
its in comments:
Toyota oil Plug 90339-36001 $4.50...
Parts link bit.ly/ToyotaPlug
I've worked on cars since the 60s , but if I had to do this, I would have simply grabbed my Jig Saw and cut a hole under the dash ! This is too much. Thanks
Not the way you do this job. Just remove the valve cover.
If you don't do that you are being stupid.
This job should include the replacement over this gasket wich includes the gaskets on the 30mm nuts that hold down the valve cover. These are critical to achieving proper torque on the valve cover. As well the valve cover gasket is more than like leaking as well.
Nice guy but don't follow this procedure. Do it right.
Shop did valve cover job and half moons reseal. The plug started leaking about 5 months later. They didn't change it. I don't think they saw a leak on it at the time so they just did the former. Would it be better to just follow this video advice instead since my valve cover is basically like new?
Is it worth spending money to fix a car that is 23 years old? You fix one thing, and then another repair issue pops up for something else.
i would agree with your sentiment but these Camrys are reliable work horses.
@mateofernando5066 These Toyota Camry's are great. They don't require a lot of maintenance and when they do the parts are cheap. They're like the energizer bunny. I have a 1997 with the 4 cylinder engine. It gets 31 miles per gallon on highway and about 23 in the city. What more can I ask for. I've been working on it since new and I havan't spent a lot of money on repairs. It has 365K miles and staarter is still original. I mostly do city driving and it's holding up like a rock.
@@bernardocisneros4402 I totally agree my 2000 camry alternator, starter and A/C still original! Transmission too.
This isn’t common lol
what gasket do i need for the throttle body?
felpro 61083. Its a metal gasket.