cyrix

Here are two pics I'm referring to. I discovered this today when I was rotating my tires.
Car is '05 2.2L base model with 29.5k miles on it.

Should I give up on it (new car), fixable... or am I paranoid? Other then this, the car runs smoothly.

Coblasts

The cracks are on the outter surface of the casting.I dont think you will have to worry about them.

THe leaking is your main axel seal and the dealer will call it weeping and not fix it .
But dont leave it until your out of warranty but demand it be repaired because it should not do that and over time get worse.

Beck

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the seals cost like 25 bucks, just buy a new one and replace it.

Sharkey

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those are just casting flashing (marks), they arent cracks. and your axle seal doesnt look like its leaking as per say, just weepeing enough to atract dirt, wich is common on any car.

cyrix

sweet...

This weeping is only on the driver side, passenger side is nice and clean. I poked around and that weeping is just a very thin layer of oil, I was seeing it as like massive. Those marks or 'casting flashing' I've never seen like that before. I actually had to Google that

Sharkey

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the different casting processes leave marks like that. and as far as the axle seal, if a car came into my shop like that id be hard pressed to take the persons money to change that.