silverbullet

Yup, we are in the same boat. Two replaced seals (updated version) and one complete PTU because they discovered a chip in the seal face on the original PTU. One would have figured the new PTU would have the issue solved but within a couple months (cold weather) it was leakin again. They suspect the new PTU had the old style seal in it. The wait now is till the middle of January for a back ordered seal. Almost makes me think the problem may be related to the axel shaft diameter or line up instead of the seals but i am no Ford engineer. The very best thing about this is the service dept at my dealership. They have bent over backwards to make sure we have a vehicle to drive while ours is sitting waiting. Other than the crappy 18" rims (corrosion on the outer lip) that they replaced, Air cond. that smells now and then ( just need to be carefull about turning it off and blowing out the vents before stopping) ( not really exceptable), and takes forever to cool down, we have enjoyed our purchase. No vehicle is going to be perfect!!! (extended warranty, extended warranty, extended warranty!!!) A 3000km holiday thru the Oregon/Washington/B.C. mountains had us at about 10.5ltrs/100km average in our Limited AWD loaded with 4 adults and gear.

Well the reason I asked is I can't imangine not checking my oil at least once a week and when someone else changes it I am checking it that day. That goes for anything that I have done by someone else. I pay an accountant to do my taxes but I spend time looking over his work also. We all know that the dealers or any service center can't watch over thier employies all the time. It brings me to what is called Bill C45 which makes everyone accountable. When things like this happen it is the "tech" that worked on the unit who should be held accountable by losing a days pay or coughing up the money for a free oil change. Money usually makes people pay attention. Just my 2 cents worth.

At what odometer reading and how long ago did you get your oil changed at the dealer last??