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Toyota Avalon 2005–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin 90K_LSC_Extensio · NHTSA communication 10109594 · issued Aug 7, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2005–2010
model years
18
vehicle entries

Official summary

Region Letter: On certain vehicles equipped with a 2GR-FE (V6) engine, the rubber portion of the oil supply hose for the VVT-i actuator may degrade over time. This condition may cause oil to leak from the VVT-i oil hose producing abnormal engine noise and the oil pressure light to illuminate.

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.