Timing Chain Cover Gasket

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My Sister's Yaris (1.0 VVT-i, 03-reg) is in for a service. The Garage have just called today to say the "timing chain cover gasket" is leaking and it will be £600 to fix it? On the face of it, this seems a little steep, but I don't know anything about this specific engine. Any thoughts? I'm reasonably competent with the spanners so am trying to figure out if this is something I can do.

Off to search the web for a Yaris Forum and a workshop manual.........

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Luckily there is a Haynes, shall be purchasing one shortly. From what I have managed to gather from the web so far this is quite a common problem. In order to fix it it seems, the cam cover, aux belt, pulleys, engine mount and possibly (not sure yet) the sump all have to come off. And that's before you get to the timing chain cover. Hence the high price, though whether that is £600 of work is anyone's guess.

I suppose while I'm in there it would be worth replacing the cam cover and sump gaskets at the same time and maybe even the timing chain and tensioner. It not unknown for the timing chain to break on these engines apparently.

Once I get to have a look at the car, if the leak's not bad it's probab;y better to just live with it. Edited to add - in which case I'll be having one £550 drip tray please Steve D

Edited by blueST on Wednesday 18th June 17:32

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Steve_D said:

When you own Land Rovers service intervals are governed by when oil stops leaking out i.e. if none is coming out it's time to put some more in.

Steve

I had a Mk2 Golf with similar properties. Just came to think of it as an automatic underbody rust treatment system.

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I've not seen it yet, should be able to at the weekend. Apparently it is a common fault on the french made 1.0, there is a revised cover design available to help improve matters. If it's only weaping, it shall probably be left alone for now.