Hi, i have a Ford Mondeo 2.0 16v Ghia Auto. Ive been having a problem with an oil leak which has now been diagnosed as the sump gasket wearing away. I have purchased the gasket and was wondering if it is an easy enough job to attempt or whether to get a pro on it ?? any feedback would be graetly appreciated.
thanks
andy
It's much easier if you can turn the car upside down....... :-)
that may be a bit difficult ! garage job then ?
TBH, this is not a job for someone without reasonable skills, a half-decent set of tools, and somewhere other than the side of the road to work.
The sump gasket (one "t") won't "wear away", although it may have failed in other ways.
If you ring around and get a couple of quotes to have this done, it will give you an idea of the amount of work involved. Unless you are loosing large amounts of oil, you might want to consider just living with it.
Chris
Yeah apparently its a cork gasket thats worn away ? just what i was told. Ok i think that could be my best option as my mate said he'd do it but needs a set of ramps to do the job or no chance. !
cheers
Whoever told you that knows nothing about cars.
A gasket is a compressible material trapped between two surfaces in order to seal them. To wear away, there would need to be movement between the two parts.
If that's what has happened to your Mondeo, the sump gasket is the least of your problems...
Good luck!
Chris
I have an almost identical car (not auto, 2000) with the same problem (noone described it as "wearing" away, but it is leaking ;). As I understand it you need to take the exhust off then replace the gasket, not an easy job. I am loosing about a litre of oil a month, and only when I drive it (so not much of an oil stain on the drive). I am just living with it until it gets worse.
ok thanks for your help chris
>Hi Dave, yeah mine is at the worse stage i think. smoke bellowing out of bonnet when driving. Major stains on driveway and having to put a litre of oil every couple of days. could be garage or scrap man even !!
How old is the car? If it's an old Mondeo, just get some of that "chemical metal" from halfords and some gunk. Clean the area around the leak with gunk, then gob some chemical metal on it. It will stop it leaking. Cost you about a tenner all in.
It's a cowboy fix for sure, but it will work. If it's a newer car, I'd be tempted to have it done properly, but if you just want to do it cheaply and have it run, then the chemical metal will work fine IME.
Mike P
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Gaskets don't wear away, there is no wear mechanism - the two two parts either side of a gasket should not move.
Rather than removing the sump, to fit a new gasket - have you thought to check the bolts for tightness first?
One "o". Losing. Those who can do... :-)
Si
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That's what I'd suggest the OP does as well, before going ahead with fitting a new gasket. Cork gasket bolts/screws seem to have a habit of relaxing after a time. Probably due the the cork losing it's resilience. Tightening them may be all it takes to stop the leak/s Mike.
Yeah cos driving down the road with loads of blue smoke coming out from under the car isn't a problem at all is it?
Sorry, I must have missed the part of the OP where he mentioned loads of blue smoke...
Chris
Would high temperature silicon sealer work better? It sticks like anything to a clean surface.
He mentioned smoke billowing out from under the engine.
Certainly does. Excellent for attaching number plates without unsightly screws showing.. Mike.
The two "silvertop" Zetecs I've had in bits didn't have a gasket as such, they used some kind of "gunk" (like a slightly spongy silicone), black in colour, seemed to have expanded slightly, I've been informed that it's available from Ford dealers...
Original post in full:
"Hi, i have a Ford Mondeo 2.0 16v Ghia Auto. Ive been having a problem with an oil leak which has now been diagnosed as the sump gasket wearing away. I have purchased the gasket and was wondering if it is an easy enough job to attempt or whether to get a pro on it ?? any feedback would be graetly appreciated. "
Only other posts by OP:
"that may be a bit difficult ! garage job then ?"
"Yeah apparently its a cork gasket thats worn away ? just what i was told. Ok i think that could be my best option as my mate said he'd do it but needs a set of ramps to do the job or no chance. ! "
"ok thanks for your help chris "
So, where's this billowing smoke?
Ian
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