Not sure. We bought the car used about a year ago

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Is there any way for me to send images through this chat?

yes, you can attached photos to the paperclip icon

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ok, give me a few minutes to look at these

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Thank you

definitely from the valve cover gasket, also, remove the orange dipstick and see where the level is. also remove the [air filter](/topics-air-filter-toyota/) box to see if the filter is saturated with oil

The level is full. I will check the air filter in just a moment

full to the full mark or over full?

Full mark. Sorry for the confusionI recently got my oil changed. Is there a possibility something happened then that caused this? Or is this an entirely separate issue

they could have not tightened the oil filter down all the way or tightened the drain plug on the bottom of the pan

Would the leaking and spraying resemble a loose oil filter/drain plug? Or is that more likely caused by the valve cover

the spraying would be more related to something being loose

Not sure if this helps but there is no spraying on the left side of the car. Also, some of the splatters were on top of the VVT-i towards the right. Does this sound more like something loose or the valve cover?

it sounds like it could be either or. please clean up the engine compartment thoroughly with [brake](/topics-brake-toyota/) parts cleaner wipe it all down then start the engine to see where its coming from. thank you.

Will do. Can I message tomorrow with any further information?

absolutely. you can come back right here.

Cleaned everything off with the spray like you suggested. This is after I drove it for a bit.

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thats the oil pressure switch (pic attached) thats where its coming from

Would I need to replace that?

absolutely

How easy would that be to replace?

very easy. part number is \*\*\*\*\*

procedure attached

Thank you so much

you are very welcome. please stay well.

I don't have an oil light on my dash. Is it still possible that the oil pressure switch is the issue?

yes, it is leaking.

Okay thank you.

you bet

Replaced the part but appears to have nor resolved the issue. Maybe valve cover?

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pull the black engine cover off.

We did earlier and there wasn't anything abnormal on the top. Is there something you'd like me to look for?Cleaned it all out with the cleaner too.

it looks like something is being blown back from the fan

Could it be leaking from the valve cover and then blowing upward from the fan?

absolutely.

What is this piece called? It feel apart as I moved it

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its a connector for one of your coils. you need to replace it with a pigtail. see attached pic

There's no way to replace the cap itself rather then rewiring the entire piece?Like these?

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you need to replace the entire connector