[nykniko]

Short story:

Three months ago I went to change my oil on my 2016 ST and noticed some oil coming from the oil pan seam on the passenger side of the engine. Brought it in to the dealer to get fixed and was told that issue was taken care of. I'm posting some pics of the work they did to see if my reactions are accurate to their work. I just took these today as I went to change the oil again.... and it's still leaking.
19k miles

 

[SIstomper]

They ran RTV on the outside hoping it would seal? Fu$king joke! They should have dropped the pan and redid it. I'd be pissed.

 

[StevenST]

Wow. Take that back in tomorrow

 

[Moose_]

That was done by a dealer? That's not even my car & it pisses me off..

 

[lx_2nv]

Ufb

 

[oVrKiLL]

That coming from the oil pan or the timing cover? Mine was leaking at the timing cover - ran down the back of the motor and looked like it was coming from the turbo when looking up from under the car. Took it to Ford and they fixed it, now I get small puddles on my oil pan bolts (no crazy oil consumption) but cant tell if its from the oil pan or the timing cover again.. Did they use an actual gasket on the oil pan of our car or is it RTV/gasket sealant like the timing cover.

 

[SIstomper]

That coming from the oil pan or the timing cover? Mine was leaking at the timing cover - ran down the back of the motor and looked like it was coming from the turbo when looking up from under the car. Took it to Ford and they fixed it, now I get small puddles on my oil pan bolts (no crazy oil consumption) but cant tell if its from the oil pan or the timing cover again.. Did they use an actual gasket on the oil pan of our car or is it RTV/gasket sealant like the timing cover.

Timing cover and oil pan both sealed with RTV

 

[oVrKiLL]

Timing cover and oil pan both sealed with RTV

Man that is just silly... Wonder why....

 

[Shifting_Gears]

I would be so pissed at that. That is not a repair. That's a band-aid fix for something that requires minor surgery.

 

[TtoTHEdub]

tell us what dealer so we can never go there lol

 

[SIstomper]

Man that is just silly... Wonder why....

Cheaper to manufacture I guess. First time I pulled a motor apart I was surprised also there is no pan gasket

 

[oVrKiLL]

Cheaper to manufacture I guess. First time I pulled a motor apart I was surprised also there is no pan gasket

I guess Ill be asking the dealer to pull my pan and reinstall it next time I go in for an oil change. Thanks for the info. Do you know if it's just standard RTV or a Ford specific product?

 

[SIstomper]

I guess Ill be asking the dealer to pull my pan and reinstall it next time I go in for an oil change. Thanks for the info. Do you know if it's just standard RTV or a Ford specific product?

Ford has their own RTV but the spec is handled by ultra black and loctite has one also

 

[AK2112]

Jesus, that's some shoddy work. But nothing Ford service does surprises me.

And hey, at least we don't have the plastic oil pans that the Fusion Sports have.

 

[E.E.]

We may have different thresholds of 'what is a leak'
If "I" saw that tiny bit of oil on one bolt. I would IGNORE it.
Not make it into a major problem.
Since I could not actually KNOW where the oil is coming from anyway.
Now if the oil leak was dripping oil on the ground. Or saturating the under belly shield.. Yeah I would.
But for a tiny drip? Not me.
As for the sealant squirted all over the pan? idiocy.
I would take the pics you have and go ask the service manager WTF that is supposed to actually be?
and say "Do you think Ford would like to know how you solved' the problem?"

 

[UnfocusedST]

Looks like maybe the oil is leaking through the seal and going down the bolt. So what the ford tech did wouldn't have worked anyway. Also that's one unprofessional job.

Sent from another galaxy.

 

[DeadlyBreakdown]

Don't wait until your next oil change. Let them know you were checking it out and stumbled across this joke of a "fix". I don't complain very often, but that would be one stern conversation.

 

[Whack]

I'm a relative noob when it comes to RTV-Fu... but even I know you don't do that.

Holy Crap.

+1 on taking it back and giving stern talking to...

 

[oVrKiLL]

OP what ever became of this boss?