hello all,

I had a big problem with my car yesterday on the highway, I hear a big nose, thought it was a rock, and arrived home, it smelt oil, and a big stain was on the floor...

What can it be ?
My fiesta had just been revised by Ford on Friday 24th Feb... :
- oil changed + filters
- accessories and transmission belt changed



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hard to tell m8 as pic's u can't really see much
don't drive it tho untill u get it properly checked out could be poss warrenty

 

Yess, sure ! i won't drive my car untill i didn't find the damage with a friend this afternoon !

otherwise, I'll bring it to Ford by a breakdown van on Monday !

 

oil filters not dropped off has it?

wheres all the oil coming from?

 

The oil filter is still here and well fixed !

I have check the Engine oil, and its maxi, as Friday, after oil changed !

Can it be the oil gearbox ?
The oil seems to come from the oil sump !

 

pressure switch?????

 

I don't know !
I have no tool to check the oil pressure
The only thing I know is, we I turn on the engin this afternoon, averything was OK, the oil was ok exept a little white tracks in the oil !!!

 

Theres nothing on that side of the block apart from the exhaust manifold. Did ford spill oil over the rocker cover and its just run underneath the rocker cover, cover? That would account for the burning smell.

 

looks like its coming from the sump gasket..............

 

I have the answer, Ford came today at home, they putt the car in their garage, and they told me that someone as not clamp enought a rod when they change the distribution belt...

Hope the car will well roll now.... but I am affraid !

 

How can I know if it's the sump gasket now ?
I have to putt oil, and drive till the motor is hot, and if it smell oil, it's the sump gasket, isn't it ?

 

the colour of that oil does not look like engine oil - i'm guessing that its gearbox oil - have a smell, gearbox oil has its own unique smell