Oil coolant line from the factory is a rubber hose. This exploded dropping at least 5 qts of oil on the highway (190,000 mi). Fix was to replace rubber hose with metal oil coolant line assembly. Had mobile mechanic install - took about 3 to 4 hours.
Toyota should have recalled this. Luckily I didn't lose my engine. Friend was driving the van, and hopefully she shut it down before too much damage to the engine was done.
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Oil coolant line from the factory is a rubber hose. This exploded dropping at least 5 qts of oil on the highway (190,000 mi). Fix was to replace rubber hose with metal oil coolant line assembly. Had mobile mechanic install - took about 3 to 4 hours.
Toyota should have recalled this. Luckily I didn't lose my engine. Friend was driving the van, and hopefully she shut it down before too much damage to the engine was done.
- Craig F., Greenacres, US