1991 Ford Festiva oil leak

1991 FORD FESTIVA
130,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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KEHAVENS
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i just bought my festiva and saw that there was an oil leak from what looks like is the flywheel housing(the space where the engine and trany come together) but i thought that there wasnt any fluid there? oh yea and how do you check the tranny and what type of fluid is it thanks everyone
Dec 20, 2007 at 1:49 AM
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MY68MONTERAY
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check you valve cover really good for cracks. i had a leak and i swore it was in that place to but it turned out to be that the back corner of the valve cover was cracked. its a good place to start looking. and your tranny fluid should be mercron (most fords are) but festiva's a hardy cars and most automatic tranny fluid does the job. we've never had problems. and when you are looking under the hood i belive its a black dipstick twards the rear of the motor
Nov 22, 2008 at 10:28 PM