When it leaks.
Check to see it the valve cover bolts are torqued to specs. If this does not stop the leak, the gasket needs replacing.
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4 cylinder: half of hour of work (~$30-40) + the gasket (~$20-30).
Burning oil in a Toyota Camry can be caused by a manufacturer's defect in the engine's pistons. A worn out valve cover gasket can also cause burning oil.
You have to check the valve cover gasket from all sides. If it's not the gasket then you should check the break fluid level, and the break tubes around the passenger tire.
There is no PVC valve on the 4cyl Toyota Camry. ÊThe location of the PVC valve on the 6cyl is center upper engine area, mounted in the rear valve cover.
There is no PVC valve on the 4cyl Toyota Camry. ÊThe location of the PVC valve on the 6cyl is center upper engine area, mounted in the rear valve cover.
Remove the cover gasket, clean all oil around. Scrap off leftovers of the old gasket. Make sure there is no sand. Install a new gasket. Tighten it going across the cover from one bolt to another. Make sure that you do not tighten too much.
It should be on the top of the valve cover connecting the engine and the injector.
The oil leak is coming from the valve cover gasket and leaking onto the exhaust manifold, the rubber valve cover gaskets get hard from the engine heat and start to leak, you will have to replace the rubber valve cover gaskets to stop the oil leak