Hi all,

 

I've just joined up with my first Mondeo and I'm looking for some advice please.

I recently bought a 2011 Titanium tdci 140 estate from a small trader in Whistable, Kent.

The car has 100k with full ford history and drives very nicely. When we agreed the sale I asked for a years MOT which the chap agreed to. The car passed but had an advisory for oil leak which when I questioned  he stated that it was a loose sump plug and it was very minor and had been sorted. Two days later I found a large oil leak on the drive, where the oil ran out the back of the undertray, and so took the car back to him and he agreed to sort it with a local garage. He later phoned to say the sump pan gasket had perished and the car was now sorted.

Now the cars been great for about 1k miles until I noticed a small splash of oil on the driveway last week. I then took the undertray off and had a good look and it appeared to be a very small leak from the inner edge of the sump pan near to the gearbox. I cleaned it up and thought it may have been residue from the old leak as it was very small.

This happened again and so I phoned the trader and he told me to go back to the garage who did the oil pan gasket and get them to check. They have just advised that there is a very small oil leak possibly from the rear main seal or upper sump seal but it isn't worth the time/expense to address it yet.

The trader is saying that the car isn't new so I have to expect a few leaks but he also said he would pay towards the repair if it is needed.

Is the rear main seal a common fault on these tdci 140's and would it not collect on the bottom of the gearbox bell housing? The clutch is fine with no slipping or juddering. I'm wondering if its a leak from the sump pan that they haven't sealed quite right?

Also are there any other common places these leak from?

Thanks in advance,

Alex

Hi Welcome

 

post it up in the Mondeo section of the forum and someone will help

Hi Welcome

 

I hope you get it sorted