slight patch of oil on the drive this week but now its quite significant since i topped up my oil.In approx 3hrs it has leaked about half pint?Theres an oil leak from under the car approx where the rear axle is.it is coming out quite fast.any ideas?
Could it be diesel from the fuel tank?Theres an oil leak from under the car approx where the rear axle is.it is coming out quite fast.any ideas?
The Ford Escort is a front wheel drive, front mounted engine car. There should not be any oil leaking from the back of the car, there's no source there to leak. Are you *absolutely* sure it's oil that is leaking and not brake fluid?
If the car is parked on a level surface, and the fluid is really coming from the rear of the car, check the fluid reservoir on the master cylinder. It's more likely to be brake fluid.
If the car is presently parked on a slope, it's possible that the oil is coming from up front and running down the back of the car before it falls to the ground.
Make sure the car is on a level surface. Grab a flashlight and peer underneath the vehicle. Wet sources are generally easy to trace. Just follow the dampness to it's source.
In any event, you've got something that may be a minor issue, or major. I would recommend that you have it towed to a mechanic and diagnosed. If it's a serious oil leak you could damage the engine by driving it, if it's the brakes you run the risk f not being able to stop the car.
If you are loosing oil that fast you definitely need to get it into a shop for service and soon!
If the recommended repair is expensive,
On any major repair I recommend that you get 3 or 4 estimates from local service facilities unless you are lucky enough to have a shop with an absolutely stellar reputation available. Compare the estimates and choose one of the middle estimates. My reasoning for this is the low estimate either left something out or worse is deliberately giving a low ball estimate to get you in and then when your car is all torn apart they find all sorts of critically important things wrong with it which run your bill through the roof. Do the leg work and be an informed car owner. No reliable technician or shop will give an estimate for repair site unseen except as a budgetary estimate which will be a range from the middle average to the unusual high end possible.
You are going to be having a major expense soon. I would have it towed to a reputable mechanic and have them pick it up and check the oil pan and filter. Do not drive it there.
a ford escort doesn't have a rear end, it's front wheel drive. you must mean the trans axle or transmission. get it on a lift, be sure you check the fluid level before you drive it.
That sounds like a drive axel seal is bad there the drive shaft goes in to the rear end.
three hour and it leak a pint its not a small leak best you get it up on a lift so one can see where its from
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