Oil Leak After Accident Repair

January 4, 2009

I had a little fender-bender. Rear-ended an Acadian when they stopped suddenly going through a light. Thought the radiator was the only internal problem. Got all the outside parts replaced and the new radiator in only to discover an oil leak that wasn't noticeable post-accident. Also, loses oil pressure when the engine warms up. Apparently something got shifted around to cause the leak. Any ideas? Trying to find the oil pump to check it without pulling motor...

January 4, 2009

I had a little fender-bender. Rear-ended an Acadian when they stopped suddenly going through a light. Thought the radiator was the only internal problem. Got all the outside parts replaced and the new radiator in only to discover an oil leak that wasn't noticeable post-accident. Also, loses oil pressure when the engine warms up. Apparently something got shifted around to cause the leak. Any ideas? Trying to find the oil pump to check it without pulling motor...

Hi and welcome to the nuthouse....!

Sorry bout your bump...

dunno which model of RAV you have... with it being in the USA. Is it the 1998cc engine coded 3SFE ?

but theres a transmission oil cooler below the radiator on this age .

Also, depending on the model/ type of engine, theres pipes that could have been damaged. With the 3SFE its a bit easier to find a leak - can you get it up onto a ramp?