Hello to all, I read regularly but rarely post. My 25 yo son decided to visit his aged parents for the weekend. On arrival at our village he banged the sump of his car on a lump in the road. This is a 30mph single carriageway through a 15C coaching village and the lad is not a boy racer. Car is a '96 Escort 1.7td, entirely original and unmodified. After a short while we saw that engine oil was dripping onto the drive. Oh dear! Put the car up on ramps and slid under for a look. Very wet. Wiped all down thoroughly and there are 4 oil seeps from the cast alloy sump. From what I can see it would be difficult, if not impossible, to replace the sump without removing the entire engine/gearbox assy. Whilst warm, I have just drained the sump and will leave it to trickle overnight. I have marked the previously seen areas of leakage.
Q1. Any ideas please on how to effect an in-situ repair? My son needs to be back home on Monday. He can borrow my car if neccessary but I would rather get his going. In theory, my son's car will be replaced in November this year so I don't want to spend a fortune.
Q2. Can I make any claim against the highway authority , in this case local council, for damage incurred?
Perhaps I should have made this 2 separate posts.
Thank you in advance for any replies.
Nick.