might 'dip toes' into toyota's water.....

[diesel4life]

Sounds like a front main seal, or possibly the oil pump if it's not leaking directly around the crank. The oil pump is sealed to the cover with a large o ring. I would also love a diesel powered Toyota its something I've been looking at for a long time but they're pretty dang rare, at least here in the states. They were much more common south of the border and over seas....dang EPA. BTW, loose chains eat timing covers and guides ;)JR

[98whitelightnin]

There a few companies that can import a hilux diesel from overseas but last time I looked, they wanted at least $15k. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[diesel4life]

That would put them at about 300% of their value, IMO. Even though the cool factor would be sky high I just cant see a 25 year old truck being worth anymore than about 5k, and at that it would have to be immaculate and well maintained....JR