ngauge New Member 4 Member For: 3y 1m 9d Posted 17/04/21 10:28 AM Share Posted 17/04/21 10:28 AM Hey everyone im after some advice about an issue that has raised it's ugly head in the last couple of weeks with my 08 XR6T. I took it in for a service with Ford (130,000km's) in Feb and was advised that the car has a timing cover leak, which from my research sounds like a common problem that can develop with these cars. The bloke at Ford quoted me $1600 to fix (that's for labour). However, fast forward to last week and I noticed a vibration in the steering and a noise coming from the engine bay. I checked the power steering reservoir and saw that it was almost empty so I replaced the fluid and the vibration and noise went away. I havnt noticed any engine oil leaks or the engine oil level dropping, but there is an obvious (and bad) leak in the power steering system somewhere. My question is: Could the two issue be related, in that a leak in the timing cover could cause the power steering fluid to leak like it is but not the engine oil, or is the Ford bloke trying one on me to the tune of $1600? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 28,292 Member For: 16y 10d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 17/04/21 10:57 AM Share Posted 17/04/21 10:57 AM it's a time consuming job to remove the timing cover, so $1600 is a reasonable quote, but not a good one... another mechanic might be able to do it cheaper No, the power steering system is completely separate to a leak in the timing cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Andrew Gold Donating Members 2,019 Member For: 8y 11m 28d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 17/04/21 10:57 AM Share Posted 17/04/21 10:57 AM Not related as they are completely separate unless Ford mistook oil mess to be from the timing cover when it was actually PS fluid. Unlikely though. You wouldn't notice a drop in oil level with the timing seal unless is was a huge leak but would probably see some oil hanging around on your sump as it runs down the engine.Ford did my FG XR6T timing cover seal (along with sump, rocker cover, spark plug and crank pulley seals that you do at the same time) for $980. I'd ring a few Ford dealers and get some quotes that are hopefully closer to that - even if you go back to your dealer and get them to match it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 15y 10m 19d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 17/04/21 11:45 AM Share Posted 17/04/21 11:45 AM It’s a highly possible situation that yes he’s buggered the quick diagnosis as when it’s all coated in dirt and dust and all covered your sump in mess that yeh you might have the other “Typical” FG power steering leak going on Nip up the 16mm fitting on the bottom inlet hose attached to the power steering assembly and I bet it’s loose enough to justify the leak degrease and away you go 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now