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

"andyw28" u43493@uwe wrote in message news:83e59ab02f214@uwe...
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....... :-)

Gordon wrote:
Hi, i have a Ford Mondeo 2.0 16v Ghia Auto. Ive been having a problem
with
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andy

It's much easier if you can turn the car upside down....... :-)

that may be a bit difficult ! garage job then ?

andyw28 wrote:

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

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

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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

andyw28 wrote:

Yeah apparently its a cork gasket thats worn away ? just what i was told.

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...

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. !

Good luck!

Chris

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On 9 May, 15:17, "andyw28" u43493@uwe wrote:
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.

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 !!

"andyw28" u43493@uwe wrote in message news:83e621af8bdb6@uwe...
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