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Leaking oil after service

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  • 06-03-2008 9:12am
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    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭


    Have 01 Fiesta.
    Got her serviced this day last week,since then ive noticed that she's leaking a small amount of engine oil.Took a full container of oil to fill it back up last night.There isnt a huge puddle under the car but it definitely is leaking.
    Is just this a coincidence or is it possible something in the service wasnt done right.
    Should i be able to bring it back to the garage?Ive been so busy with work that i havent been able to contact the garage yet,should i have some comeback with them?


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    kluivert
    Registered Users Posts: 2,399 ✭✭✭kluivert


    Sounds like they didnt tighten either the oil filter or sump nut enough and this is creating a small leak.

    How come when you send a car in for a service that something else always seems to go wrong.

    Give them a ring or just bring it back for them to have a look at.


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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Ring them. If the oil was changed perhaps the plug wasn't tightened enough or they might use a different oil which is thinner and can leak where a thicker oil might not.


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    rebel.ranter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    kluivert wrote: »
    How come when you send a car in for a service that something else always seems to go wrong.

    If you take this comment and match it to some of the recent threads about making sure your prospective purchase has a "full service history" it makes you wonder why people bother seeking out a full service history. If the service is not done right what good is it having the history.
    If a garage is that sloppy with something as simple as an oil change what are they going to be like when it comes to a more complicated job??

    OP the two areas to check for th cause of the leak are around the oil filter & around the sump plug underneath, these are the only two areas that wil be disturbed during an oil service.


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