Oil Leak after timing belt change - what's went wrong??

[RWL]

So got timing belt, water pump, plugs oil and filter done on the fiesta last week. Smelled a bit of oil since, but put it down to a bit sitting on the top of the engine from where the mechanic must have spilled it putting it in.

Was much stronger this morning when I got out of the car at my first appointment whilst at work, so I looked underneath and the oil is dripping out of it at a fair rate and must have been for a while as there is a slick underneath back as far as nearly the back of the car with travelling along. By the time my half hour appointment was up here was between 1/4 and 1/2 a cup of oil on the ground so abandoned ship and had to use a colleagues car the rest of the morning!

Can't go back to the garage with it until Monday but wondering if anyone could give a steer as to what has been done wrong?? Car was bone dry before it went in, now it's fully incontinent lol! Not impressed at all! Looked at both the filter and the bung in the bottom of the sump but it's neither of those. Leak is coming from higher up.

Cheers

 

[Boabybooster]

Sump plug not in tight enough or too tight and he's cracked the sump, filter not in right or possibly as has happened to me once the rubber seal from the old filter stuck to the housing and I didn't see it and fitted new one on top, it sealed but not totally and spat oil out.

 

[Michael M]

I'd hazard a guess at the rocker cover gasket if it's just had the TBK done.

 

[Coog]

Could be anything from front crank seal to sump plug, oil filter or anything in between. Where is the oil coming from?

 

[Nicky]

Could be a coincidence that the oil leak has just developed, or he may have left something loose, or over tightened something for that matter and caused damage.

Impossible to tell without seeing the vehicle or being the 1 that done the job, as you don't know what all he had removed that may not have been necessary.

 

[Wild Thing]

Back on monday, could be something simple.

 

[wes]

Speak to your mechanic first keep an eye on oil level as said could be something simple

 

[dervsport]

Cam cover comes off to lock cams if it's the zetec S in your avatar so more than likely a leak from there.

 

[RWL]

Rocker cover gasket in the end. Up and running again with a bit of cleaning to do!

 

[RWL]

Other one just failed MOT on rear brake pipes. More work to do Not a great month so far!

 

[Pumesta]

Just wondering was your water pump leaking? On a zetec engine it is not driven by the timing belt

 

[RWL]

Not water pump. Yeah, it's driven by the fan belt. Both belt and pump were changed at the same time also!