Next door neighbour has a 2003 diesel Mondeo with a severe oil leak. It leaves masses of puddles every time it parks up, dripping away consistently from what looks like the left side front of the sump (not from the sump itself).

So before I get it on ramps to fix it on Tuesday, can anyone half the time by telling me roughly what the prone/common leaks would be?

Cheers,

Al

 

Gallon on petrol on it mate !

 

gasket or oil seal on crank.
another bet could be cracked sump.

 

@ focus4x4


Checked the sump and it look spot on after a bit of pressure washing, but not really had time to get it on the ramps.

But is the crank seal a common fault on this engine?

 

What engine is it.Is it a 1.8 2.0?

 

pressure wash it clean, then look for the tell tail drips, my money would be on a crank seal but make sure it's engine oil and not transmission fluid or a diseasal leak

 

Oh its engine oil, thing's been dry on the stick for a couple of weeks, owner keeps topping it up

Its the 2.0 Glenn.

 

Is there clutch slipping.

 

Nowt around there mate, I know what you're thinking though. But deffo front half of engine, still not had time to do it yet.