1990 4runner oil leak question

Make sure it isn't the oil cooler. I know you said the right corner and the cooler is on the left side but maybe the oil is just flowing that way. The

I don't own this car, but didn't know many car engine has an oil cooler since the Vbug era. You mean trans-fluid cooler?

No, he meant oil cooler. Lots have these.

I would be interested in the solution you found for your oil leak. I'm experiencing the same thing on my 95 4Runner @ approx 90k miles.

Thanks, Chris

I missed the original post, but I just had my 90 4Runner (91K miles) valve cover gaskets replaced because they were apparently leaking.

My mechanic advised I should have my engine thoroughly cleaned so he could check for any more leaks, but said I should wait until warm weather was expected for several days, because the cleaning process good get stuff in the engine compartment wet and it might not work until it dried out. I guess warm dry weather makes it much less likely to have problems. Of course, it's been cold and wet ever since, so I haven't had it cleaned yet. But so far, it doesn't seem to be dripping any more.

The engine had oil on it starting up near the top, which was why he suspected the valve cover gaskets, but he couldn't be sure it wasn't also leaking farther down.