2018 Mustang GT oil leak

FISHTAIL said:

Just got word from the dealer that the gasket arrived and has been installed. The sealant is set to cure overnight, and the car should be ready for pickup tomorrow. Contacting Ford Customer Care was the right track to take...apparently my dealership had been having a few issues getting that part and having me elevate the issue assisted in that resolution.

Happy the car will be ready tomorrow, getting kind of tired of driving the rental.

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tranceporter said:

Glad they took care of you. I hear you on the rental. I felt like Vaughn Gitten Jr driving the pony after 3 days in a Cadillac XTS. What a snoozemobile.

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FISHTAIL said:

So I've put a couple hundred miles on the car since I got it back, and so far, so good. Zero leaks. Hopefully mine was just a fluke and not many people get stuck dealing with this.

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FISHTAIL said:

So got the car back today. I could swear the steering wheel sticks just to the right/left of center now where it didn't before, but I suspect that's just me being paranoid. So far everything seems to have been done right, though the car was pretty dirty when I got it back. I cleaned her up, but I haven't had a chance to jack it up and crawl under it to inspect everything.

The dealership was kind enough to capture my first oil change for blackstone though, and they took good care of me despite the misstep, so I'm happy with them at least. I'll keep a close eye on this to see if it returns, but I hope not. Everything at first glance appears to have been done to spec, and the tech cleaned up his work under the hood nicely.

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ivanwi11iams said:

I’ve never understood why dealerships don’t wash cars that they have had for a few days. After all, the have the space and equipment to give the car a quick wash.

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ivanwi11iams said:

I’ve never understood why dealerships don’t wash cars that they have had for a few days. After all, the have the space and equipment to give the car a quick wash.

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88lx50 said:

I don't think I would want them to wash it. They would do more harm then good.

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sigintel said:

Fishtail, when they lowered the front k member to get clearance to R&R pan, they had to remove a bolt in the steering shaft on the engine side of firewall. They also had to remove two bolts from the inside of firewall where steering shaft journal mounts to firewall.

Had a similar very subtle change in steering feel after upgrading to GT350 pan(which leaked, lol).

First, inspect if all three screws are all in place.
Second, ask them if they will loosen these three and jiggle steering wheel back and forth near center to free up any binding. Then retorque all three in order exactly per the shop manual. Shaft bolt must be locktighted or use a new one.
You can actually do all this yourself in a couple minutes.

Lol, I could actually do this faster than I could explain it to a tech lol.

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FISHTAIL said:

Yeah, i forgot to check those, I have the procedure on my laptop thanks to another member here. It's been 500 miles or so now though, and the steering feels fine, so I'd be surprised if they forgot something. I have friends that work at the dealership where I took it, and they all suggested the tech I requested because the guy is apparently meticulous. To the point of getting ragged on a bit apparently...but that's my kind of dealership tech.

I also haven't had any more driveway spots, and last time I crawled under it, she was dry as a bone. The only thing that sucks is I've already gotten used to the extra power over my 16 and the car feels slow now.

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sigintel said:

Check for any leaks between the turbos, intercooler or intake?
Its easy to forget to install turbos or a supercharger on these things with the stock power, but if you find either of those missing, just bolt em on and you should find the car sufficient for a couple more months.

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