Oil Leak

The keyless entry or the od light flashing doesnt make it unroadworthy.
The oil leak does...
You havnt mentioned if the auto shifts ok, so i guess it does, and you may just have some dirt in a plug....at the end of the day,you need to ask yourself if its worth the hastle, as they will probably put brake fluid in your oil to stop the leak.

I will stand corrected if I am wrong but I was under the impression that commercial and 4WD vehicles were subject to some exemptions as far as warranty is concerned. The vehicle does of course have to be fit for purpose but with regard to age. You don't say what year the vehicle is.
Having said that, an oil leak while not something that would automatically have a vehicle declared unroadworthy, would certainly earn a yellow sticker for an oil leak. That's in WA anyway.
As far as the keyless entry and the flashing overdrive light I would doubt he would be required to repair as both issues you would have had an opportunity to inspect and accept or reject at point of purchase.

Cheers
Pop

There is a point where you realise that waranties on used vehicles are worth very little....still

It is a reality in vehicles of some age that certain oil seals need replacing.....front main and rear main oils seals are two common candidates.....in most cases the part is relativly cheap, but it is the time taken to get in there that is the major cost.

The dealer is trying to get out of paying for the best part of a days labour to pull out the radiator and take most of the front of the motor off to change the front main oil seal.

I don't know the 100 series motor so i don;t know if it has a timing belt or what...but it is usual to change the front oil seal when you change the timing belt.

so do you want to push it or not

If it was me..I'd be doing it my self and checking a few things while I was in there.

I baught a corrona a several years ago...not my best purchase...the timimg belt had been changed...but they did not change the idler pully......this them proceded to drop its bearings and exit thru the front timing cover.

I learned my lesson...when I baught my current hilux......the dealer said they had replaced the timimg belt....I did not trust them..so I set about replacing the timimg belt, tensioner, idler pully water pump and front main engine seal......well to my surprise the belt, tensioner and water pump had been replaced....but they had not changed the front main engine seal...go figure.
While I was in there I replaced the alternator, cleaned up the various brackets and tensioners, replaced one of the fan belt idlers and gave the cooling system a good flushing.

doing this myself was not a great expense....but this is the sort of thing you expect from a used vehicle with some age under it.

At least now I know what has been done and I have most definitely bypassed some things that may have given trouble at some time.

for the most part you will have an uphill battle getting anything fixed under any warranty on a used car that is not a major failure.

Its a used car..unless it is only a couple of years old..you have to expect to sped some money on it.


cheers

The stat warranty covers cars up to 10years or 160000km. It covers you for 3months or 5000 kms
The seller should fix all the faults apart from the following items.


6. The statutory warranty DOES NOT cover Under the Act, the following defects are NOT covered by the Statutory Warranty: • Any defect in tyres, batteries, lights and radiator hoses. • A defect in the vehicle’s fitted airbag. • A defect in the vehicle’s installed radio, tape recorder or CD player. • A vehicle accessory prescribed under a regulation. • For a Class B warranted vehicle, a defect in the vehicle’s air conditioning system. • Any defect in a vehicle’s paintwork or upholstery that should have been apparent on any reasonable inspection of the vehicle before the buyer took delivery. • Any defect after the buyer takes delivery arising from or incidental to any acciden tal damage to the vehicle or arising from the Buyer’s misuse or negligence. • Any defect in an accessory to the vehicle not fitted to the vehicle when sold to the Buyer. The following used vehicles are NOT covered by this statutory warranty: a) an unregistered motor vehicle that is i) incapable of being registered in Queensland because of its design; or ii) a written-off vehicle; or b) a motor vehicle sold on consignment, unless the owner of the vehicle is a motor dealer or auctioneer; or c) a caravan; or d) a motorcycle; or e) a commercial vehicle. A commercial vehicle is a vehicle built mainly for carrying or hauling goods or designed to carry more that nine persons. However, a utility with a nominal load carrying capacity of one tonne or less is not a commercial vehicle and has a Statutory Warranty.

list all faults in writing then follow up with the office of fair trading.

good luck.. mike

I have been told by a mechanic I use for safety certificates in Qld is that it is only considered as failing an inspection due to an oil leak if it actually drips oil off the vehicle while the inspection in being undertaken.
I had a '96 Grand Cherokee that tended to drop a small amount and usually showed damp oil under the transmission, and all it took was a wipe off before dropping it in for the inspection, and as long as no new drop occurred withing the 20 minutes or so while on the hoist, it passed.
Cheers.

Hi Gordonk

Nine times out off ten the oil leak on the front of the engine is the oil pump cover/housing seal, on the 1ZFE petrol engine.not the timing cover,
Not a real big job to repair, can be done with the radiator in place. the counter sunk screws can be a little tight to remove. just need the correct size phillips head driver, and tap it firmly into the screw,then using a 1/4 socket drive to undo it.
Can't help you with the warranty stuff.

Rob.