Oil leak on car

[owd git]

In the last few days I have noticed spots of oil under the car. Thinking the worst I took the car to my mates garage to be checked out. With it lifted on the ramp I could not believe what we found. The sump was completly rotton and oil was weeping through. I.have played around with cars for 55yrs and have never seen a sump go like that. The rest of the car is totally rust free.

 

[RogerS]

Sounds like my ******* Discovery.

It leaks water in and it leaks oil out. It is a bottomless pit into which vast quantities of money get thrown. The fuel economy merits towing a diesel bowser behind you. The electrics redefine the word 'intermittent'. It is a veritable CoS.

 

[Baldhead]

In the last few days I have noticed spots of oil under the car. Thinking the worst I took the car to my mates garage to be checked out. With it lifted on the ramp I could not believe what we found. The sump was completly rotton and oil was weeping through. I.have played around with cars for 55yrs and have never seen a sump go like that. The rest of the car is totally rust free.

And I bet you have to take the engine out to replace the sump!

Baldhead

 

[Vic Perrin]

In the last few days I have noticed spots of oil under the car. Thinking the worst I took the car to my mates garage to be checked out. With it lifted on the ramp I could not believe what we found. The sump was completly rotton and oil was weeping through. I.have played around with cars for 55yrs and have never seen a sump go like that. The rest of the car is totally rust free.

Don't throw the spilt oil away I think I know a forum member who might want it for sanding :twisted:

Vic

 

[owd git]

In the last few days I have noticed spots of oil under the car. Thinking the worst I took the car to my mates garage to be checked out. With it lifted on the ramp I could not believe what we found. The sump was completly rotton and oil was weeping through. I.have played around with cars for 55yrs and have never seen a sump go like that. The rest of the car is totally rust free.

And I bet you have to take the engine out to replace the sump!

Baldhead

Mechanic says needs to take exhaust off and he can get at it. Hope he's right and not you. :roll:

 

[Bod]

Seen it on a Mazda, sump rusted through, from the outside.

Bod

 

[ballibeg2]

Common on Renault. Ambulance mechanics do preemptive sump changes on Master based ambulances.

Dave

 

[undergroundhunter]

I was a technician for Fiat for 4 years and we used to see at least 1 a week on the old Mk2 Punto and pandas, thin pressed steel and no undertray - not a good mix.

Matt

 

[MMUK]

Common on Renault. Ambulance mechanics do preemptive sump changes on Master based ambulances.

Dave

Common? I've had several Masters of differing age/mileage and never seen a spot of rust anywhere on a sump. In fact the only rust I've ever seen on a Renault van since 1998 is on driveshaft surfaces

 

[owd git]

I was a technician for Fiat for 4 years and we used to see at least 1 a week on the old Mk2 Punto and pandas, thin pressed steel and no undertray - not a good mix.

Matt

Interesting this. The engine in my car( Astra 1.3 cdti ) is a fiat engine.

 

[ballibeg2]

Common on Renault. Ambulance mechanics do preemptive sump changes on Master based ambulances.

Dave

Common? I've had several Masters of differing age/mileage and never seen a spot of rust anywhere on a sump. In fact the only rust I've ever seen on a Renault van since 1998 is on driveshaft surfaces

Happened to all 6 in the west of Scotland fleet. Also on my current trafic.

Could it be road conditions our more salt in this neck the world?

Dave

 

[MMUK]

Common on Renault. Ambulance mechanics do preemptive sump changes on Master based ambulances.

Dave

Common? I've had several Masters of differing age/mileage and never seen a spot of rust anywhere on a sump. In fact the only rust I've ever seen on a Renault van since 1998 is on driveshaft surfaces

Happened to all 6 in the west of Scotland fleet. Also on my current trafic.

Could it be road conditions our more salt in this neck the world?

Dave

I would imagine local weather conditions would have a large impact. The amount of salt in the air around the coast makes a lot of difference. It's the reason I fit austenitic hardware to any windows or doors I fit in a coastal location.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

We used to live two miles from the coast, and sometimes had to go out with a bucket of water to wash the salt off the screen of the car so we could see through it. We knew exactly why stuff rusted.

 

[ballibeg2]

That's probably it. Surrounded by the sea.

Dave