Oil leaking bad?

2011 VAUXHALL CORSA
69,000 MILES • 1.0L • MANUAL
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CLARA CLOGGS
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The car just stopped yesterday and had oil in it a couple of days ago, looked under car and a massive puddle of oil, but not by engine in middle of the car. It had to be towed home. he said it could be a cracked pipe, is this something that can be fixed or could it be another problem?
Jul 8, 2023 at 9:36 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

First, please understand this vehicle isn't offered in the US, so my manuals don't provide information. However, I will try my best to help.

First, when you say it stopped, do you mean the engine shut off or was it running but wouldn't move?

I ask because of the location you saw oil. Was the oil engine oil or transmission oil? Also, do you know what pipe he was talking about? Since this has a manual transmission, it's unlikely that there is a transmission cooler/line.

Let me know exactly what happened and as much as you know.

Keep in mind, your question was could it be a line or something different. The answer is yes. It could be either.

Let me know.

Joe

Jul 9, 2023 at 2:22 PM
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