whatthehecksup

Hey @Bigpete thanks for the answer. Yes I can now see that it's shaped to fit perfectly where it is. When I was viewing it from the rear of the car toward the front it just look liked a rectangle of sponge or foam stuffed in there. It was soaked through with oil and grit. Anyway I cleaned it all up ands it passed the inspection so all good. Yep @Tony Prodigy it is shaped and fits perfectly where it is. Definitely a Toyota part! The clutch housing has a slot in the bottom of it (breather or to prevent oil building up in there if there is a leak?) and the sponge is adjacent to that so I guess that's what it's for.

Hey there, I'm trying to get my Hilux (imported from QLD) registered in WA and it failed the pit inspection because of oil around the drive line (photos attached). The actual wording was: Drive line - engine - clean and rectify all oil leaks. There seems to be a significant oil leak between the engine and clutch housing, and I think someone has jammed a sponge of some sort between the two, at the bottom of the assembly, to maybe soak up oil to save their driveway or pass an inspection in QLD. No idea really, but I'm pretty sure it's not meant to be there. It falls apart when you touch it. Can anyone tell me whether the sponge is meant to be there (sorry for my lack of knowledge in this department)? If it's not and I clean it up it's just going to fall off. I suspect the car will fail the inspection again?