Q: I have oil leaking from my car I had a estimate done on it last week and told me to replace the whole crankshaft.
I have oil leaking from my passenger side and I took it to one mechanic and told me to replace the crankshaft and the pulley but also took it to 2 more mechanics and they both told me the timing gasket so im just unsure about what to do
My car has 175600 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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