Our son had just made a stop for gasoline and was slowly getting up to speed (45 mph, 5th gear) when he felt and heard something that made him think he had run over a soft ice ball. He thought that was strange, he not seen anything like that in the road. But then he noticed he had no power to the wheels and coasted to a stop. Lifted the hood and in the reduced lighting saw a hole in what he thought was the transmission and a bunch of oil. While the car would not move, the speedo would respond when the car was put in gear and the clutch let out.
What we have found so far. Holes in the bell housing, you can see the clutch cover rotating and some suspicously shiny bits on the back of the cover. You can also see the pressure plate move when the clutch pedal is depressed. Not a lot of oil, what I see looks more like a 100,000 mile accumulation of seepage of engine oil. He has started the disassembly process and has progressed only to the point that he can see other holes in the bell housing, but no source of oil.
Any ideas what happened? Oh yes, 20003 Focus, 5 speed manual.
Bill
What we have found so far. Holes in the bell housing, you can see the clutch cover rotating and some suspicously shiny bits on the back of the cover. You can also see the pressure plate move when the clutch pedal is depressed. Not a lot of oil, what I see looks more like a 100,000 mile accumulation of seepage of engine oil. He has started the disassembly process and has progressed only to the point that he can see other holes in the bell housing, but no source of oil.
Any ideas what happened? Oh yes, 20003 Focus, 5 speed manual.
Bill