Oil leak keeps coming back - garage can't fix it.

My car has been in garage three or four times in 6 months and I have paid over £500 to fix an oil leak. Garage says there is more than one leak. Last time the car was in garage he said it was definitely...

Why won't my dealer help with a pre-existing fault on my Ford Focus?

At the end of March I purchased a 2005 Ford Focus 2.0TDCI with 89,000 miles from a small independent dealer in South Croydon, with a oil change thrown in for good measure. Four days later I noticed that...

Oil leak on X-Type - serious?

I have an oil leak on the front rocker top around plugs in my Jaguar X-Type.

Oil spots on garage floor - concerned?

I have owned a 2011 Citroen C3 VTR+ 1.4 petrol from new. There have been several small spots of oil showing on the garage floor under the engine bay. This was mentioned to the main dealer at first service....

Is an oil leak caused by a garage service covered by my warranty?

We purchased a secondhand Peugeot Partner Tepee S HDI in the autumn of 2010, and had no trouble with it until we took it for a service at an independent garage, having done 15,508 miles. The car had a...

Car repaired by main dealer 18 months ago - and now the same fault has reappeared

During a service in July 2008, the main dealer noticed oil in the expansion tank and the oil cooler had to be replaced and engine flushed (£800 of which I contributed 33%) They did'nt do the job correctly...

Gearbox oil leak on my Fiesta

There is an small oil leak through the joint at the bottom of the rear of the gearbox on my 2.5 year old Fiesta purchased new May 2009 with 16000 miles on the clock (1.4 petrol). Obviously this is a warranty...

Has my Hyundai i20's clutch failed?

Last night I experienced a very strange breakdown in my Hyundai i20. At first the revs were extremely high, making deafening sound but not much else. Soon after, a change of gears became difficult and...

Leaking Ford Fusion oil pipe

I have just bought a 2003 Fusion 3 1.6 16v and there seems to be an oil leak coming from the pipe that goes from cam cover to oil cap, as if its a two piece pipe that twist locks together? But I can...

Oil leak diagnosis

I've replaced the cam seal on this engine (a TUD) along with cam belt and tensioner. Once it started I got oil running down from the tensioner bracket - is it a head gasket problem? I've also got foaming...