Oil Pan Leak?

[SillyConfidence]

Hi,

I think i have an oil pan RTV Leak (slow-ish) on my 2017 Ford Fiesta ST (28,500 miles)

Any idea how to fix this and / or how much would it cost to take this to a shop to fix?

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Bring it to the dealer for powertrain warranty * that goes to 5 years and 60k*

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[TyphoonFiST]

Also looks it might be residual from a sloppy ass oil change done*

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[slopoke]

You don't have any runs. I would just clean the area with a cleaner of your choice, paying particular attention around the oil filter, cooler assy. It looks as if oil from a filter change probably dripped down and followed the seam causing the staining. Now, if there were runs, with drips, then it's a concern.

 

[BleehbleBlahble]

Did you find the cause on this one? My pan looks similar albeit somewhat worse. Rear main and I would be real upset. think oil air separator sits above this so want to check that and maybe cooler

 

[TyphoonFiST]

Did you find the cause on this one? My pan looks similar albeit somewhat worse. Rear main and I would be real upset. think oil air separator sits above this so want to check that and maybe cooler

Who does your oil changes?

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[BleehbleBlahble]

Who does your oil changes?

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I do them. would have noticed if it was after oil change. I Wipe the cooler down with a rag. don’t see oil would get on that lip unless you dumped the filter on the other side of the oil cooler. Could also be where oil cooler mounts . Gonna spray down with brake clean and wipe area and try and locate the source. Initial thought was oil pan seal

 

[TyphoonFiST]

I do them. would have noticed if it was after oil change. I Wipe the cooler down with a rag. don’t see oil would get on that lip unless you dumped the filter on the other side of the oil cooler. Could also be where oil cooler mounts . Gonna spray down with brake clean and wipe area and try and locate the source. Initial thought was oil pan seal

Could be the breather from the Manual Transmission also*

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[BleehbleBlahble]

Could be the breather from the Manual Transmission also*

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Thanks. saw another post with that. Will give it a gander.

 

[Glooba]

I had the exact same leak in my pan. I was able to remove it, scrape off the old RTV, apply a new bead and re-install the pan to fix it. It was not the rear main seal, best I could figure is at assembly got the bead of RTV too close to that circular cutout in the cast pan and over time the reduced width of the RTV bead stops sealing.