Front differential is leaking and rear differential is shot

[Jeanne]

I own a 2015 Ford Edge Titanium 6cyl. Lots of mechanical work done since purchase 3 years ago. My current issue is the front differential is leaking a little, just found out my rear differential is shot, car is not driveable. I have about 129,600 miles on it.

Is this normal wear and tear or will I create more issues replacing rear differential due to front leaking? 

Thx

[TourGuide]

It sounds like the former owner(s) of this edge didn't believe in maintaining those parts.  The front differential Ford calls the Power Transfer Unit (PTU) and has been notably harder to service when it lacks a drain plug.  These can leak over time and either need to be replaced or have the seals replaced to repair them.  Sometimes the seal replacement works sometimes not.   Rear differential usually just needs to be replaced when it expires.  The two problems are usually unrelated to each other.

 

The bottom line is that both tend to be bigger jobs (more $) the last time I saw someone post a figure for the PTU it was around $1800 and the rear differential replacement I haven't seen anyone give a figure for but imagine it would be a similar amount or more.  If this is in the budget you want a tech working on this who knows what they are doing and will stand behind their work.  

 

Sorry to hear about the trouble - good luck.

[Jeanne]

Thanks...

Rear differential replacement is over $3000. A new one would be over $8000.

Mechanic said to make sure the fluids are filled after this and it should be good for a few years. This was a used vehicle bought from a ford dealer. Too many issues with this car since I bought it. I've put way more than this car is worth and I'm looking for another vehicle. Just need the down-payment.🤕🤕🤕

Thankful for Snap lease.

Edited 51 minutes ago by Jeanne