2.3 oil leak-top back of the engine

[Wilbur's son]

After coming back from a Colorado road trip in early July, I found a half dollar size oil spot on the garage floor. So I crawled underneath to see oil dripping off a transmission case bolt. Took it to the dealer and they traced it all the way up top to a small cover with gasket at the back of the engine. Warranty work done today. Service tech described it as a camshaft extension cover? Wish I had a schematic showing this part that had a gasket fail.

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[Ducati1098]

That’s just the valve cover gasket. Not sure why they called it a cylinder head extension gasket. Common issue on some 2.3’s.

Also not sure why it says they removed the intake manifold, because that’s certainly not necessary

 

[Wilbur's son]

That’s just the valve cover gasket. Not sure why they called it a cylinder head extension gasket. Common issue on some 2.3’s.

Also not sure why it says they removed the intake manifold, because that’s certainly not necessary

 

[Wilbur's son]

I still don't understand what the tech was saying. What I thought I heard him say was that a small extension cover was needed because the 2.3 engine had mismatched parts on the head to block. I don't get it.

 

[Ducati1098]

I still don't understand what the tech was saying. What I thought I heard him say was that a small extension cover was needed because the 2.3 engine had mismatched parts on the head to block. I don't get it.

I’m not sure what any of that means either.
The only gaskets listed on that work order are for valve cover itself and the high pressure fuel pump (which needs to be removed to get the valve cover off) so I’m just guessing that’s all that was replaced.
There is also one EGR tube gasket which was needed when they removed the intake manifold for whatever reason.

 

[Wilbur's son]

UPDATE 8/29 Back at the dealership with more oil leaking. This time they want to keep it for a while to figure it out. Obviously the previous work didn't solve the issue. New pics attached from Sunday grocery run (14 miles).

 

[Ford Motor Company]

UPDATE 8/29 Back at the dealership with more oil leaking. This time they want to keep it for a while to figure it out. Obviously the previous work didn't solve the issue. New pics attached from Sunday grocery run (14 miles).

Hi there! Will you send us a message with your VIN and your local Ford dealer? I can look into things on my end.

 

[Wilbur's son]

Hi there! Will you send us a message with your VIN and your local Ford dealer? I can look into things on my end.

Thanks. Will do.

 

[Wilbur's son]

An update to my update post. The original service work done on the top of the engine is dry and shows no sign of leakage. Good news. Bad news, oil is still coming from somewhere. As a secondary issue, I asked the service manager to evaluate noises from my manual transmission. Service now has me scheduled to perform the manual trans TSB 23-2019 syncro fix in a couple of weeks. At that time, with the transmission removed they will be able to examine exactly where the oil is coming from. Feels good to hopefully get 2 issues resolved at the same time.

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