Any Comeback due to Failed Garage Repair?

arcon5

My reference to kwikfit was with regards to the supposed steering fault past issue

pennypincher3562

Dropped it off at 'reliable garage.' All they can say at this stage is there is a significant oil leak from the front right of the car. They can't prove anything until they have stripped down that part of the car, and cleaned it up (understandably not free.) I've just asked them to work out where the leak is from, and write a report.

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salubrious

Who diagnosed the leak in the first instance? - Just wondering.

There are a few points an engine can leak oil from on that side of the engine, what car is it?

pennypincher3562

Hi

The original oil leak from the front crankshaft oil seal was independently diagnosed by 2 separate garages, who have reasonable reputations. I then took the car for price reasons to a third garage for repair.

Just got a phone call from garage, who have not stripped it down yet, and they say oil is coming out from behind timing belt (which was replaced after first leak 6 weeks ago, and I bet needs replaced again if covered in oil.) Now there is oil also running down front of engine, and I believe I heard them say, they think that's coming from camshaft.

It's not sounding great to be honest - I'm no mechanic, but I reckon it could be at least £400-500 (timing belt, seals, etc.) Plus I already spent about that amount on it 6 weeks ago.

You might wonder why I take my car to multiple garages. It's because I was close to scrapping my last car after getting a large bill for a supposed critical fault that didn't exist.

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pennypincher3562

The garage doing the check has said that there is oil pouring out the area, around the front crankshaft oil seal, and the new timing belt has been ruined. They recommend that I now take it back to the garage who did the repair, and not tell them I have had it checked.

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pennypincher3562

Hi

I've been on the phone to the garage that did the original repair. The car has been with them for a couple of days, and they are supposedly looking into the source of the leak.

They are telling me that on the front crankshaft there is an inner and outer oil seal, and they have not determined yet which one is causing the leak.

Does this makes sense to any of you mechanic types out there? I'm trying avoid being bamboozled with jargon here, and ending up paying out a couple of hundred quid for a 2nd repair.

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esmerobbo

Mechanic types out here may have a better idea if you tell them what car it is?

pennypincher3562

Thanks EsmeRobbo. It's a Vectra 1.8. 7 years old, done 29,000 miles.

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facade

pennypincher3562 wrote: »

They are telling me that on the front crankshaft there is an inner and outer oil seal, and they have not determined yet which one is causing the leak.

What car/engine is it?

A lot of modern engines have the oil pump on the end of the crankshaft, but the ones I can think of only have one seal between the oilpump housing and the timing pulley/crank pulley. (Always struck me as a bit of a dodgy practise, but millions of them are working fine)

My 200tdi Landrover had inner & outer seals, but that was because the timing cover was alloy, and had to be a waterproof seal to the front pulley.

EDIT: Seen the post appeared whilst I was typing.

If it is the 1.7 diesel these have a separate oilpump driven by the timing belt, with its own seal under the drive pulley, but it is usually the gasket between pump cover + engine that weeps oil first.

I don't know anything about the chain driven vauxhall engines I'm afraid, but usually there is an alloy cover over the chain & sprockets, with an outer seal to the main pulley, and an inner seal for the oilpump behind the crank sprocket, so they could be right

pennypincher3562

FYI, it's a petrol engine..

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