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  1. wda24729

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    #1 wda24729, Oct 2, 2015
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    I moved my 348 out of the garage the other day and there was a small fluid leak on the floor. It wasn't engine oil, brake fluid or any other fluid I could recognise. So I got it up on the ramps and the drip was coming from the rear right hand side top 'A' arm bush. There was nothing above it and now that Ive got it up on the ramps, it hasn't dripped again.

    Photos show looking towards the back of the car. Any suggestions?

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  2. alexjack

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    #2 alexjack, Oct 2, 2015
    Looks like coolant.
     
  3. GTO Joe

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    #3 GTO Joe, Oct 2, 2015
    After I had my last major done I had a small puddle under the car several weeks later. After I checked it out it was the compressor oil from the AC which leaked past the new seal they had installed. It was green in color but would be somewhat further forward on the right than what you have described. Just a thought.
     
  4. wda24729

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    #4 wda24729, Oct 2, 2015
    Thanks - Not coolant as mine is red and the fluid does have a slippery consistency.

    I'll have a look at the AC compressor but thats much further forward.
     
  5. yelcab

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    #5 yelcab, Oct 2, 2015
    a 348? Red fluid? Did you happen to use red coolant? There is nothing on the right hand side except for brake fluid and coolant. Oil would be black.
     
  6. wda24729

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    #6 wda24729, Oct 2, 2015
    No my coolant is red, this fluid is more yellow and oily / slippery. This is why its weird, no leaks from above the bush, just from that position.
     
  7. yelcab

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    #7 yelcab, Oct 2, 2015
    Was there any work done to it lately?
     
  8. wda24729

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    #8 wda24729, Oct 3, 2015
    No, apart from my extensive rear end refurb but that was completed early in the year and Ive used the car since with no issues. Im going to get it down off the ramps today for a closer inspection.
     
  9. hercfe

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    #9 hercfe, Oct 3, 2015
    Red Line is yellow, did you replace the gear oil?
     
  10. wda24729

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    #10 wda24729, Oct 3, 2015
    Yes i did, a few months back though...i just find it strange its just happened. Had it up and down the ramps today, engine running, stopped , running....and nothing.
     
  11. Robbe

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    #11 Robbe, Oct 3, 2015
    do you have a cat?
     
  12. wda24729

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    #12 wda24729, Oct 4, 2015
    Yes, cats fitted
     
  13. ///Mike

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    #13 ///Mike, Oct 4, 2015
    I think he was asking if you have a kitty, or one in the neighborhood who might have sprayed your car. Which does seem like a possibility. Would certainly be worth smelling the fluid to find out, since that would sure be a simple answer. If so, please don't do anything to hurt the little guy. Just put out some mothballs or search up some other solution. I know it's frustrating, but it's natural behavior for un-neutered males.
     
  14. Andy 355

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    #14 Andy 355, Oct 4, 2015
    Ha. I was thinking the same thing!!! :)
     
  15. wda24729

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    #15 wda24729, Oct 5, 2015
    Ha..no definetly not cat, I'd recognise that smell! Although Ive no idea what it was. It hasn't reappeared since.
     
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    #16 wda24729, Oct 18, 2015
    Found it! Its the shock absorber leaking. Can these be repaired?
     
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    #17 yelcab, Oct 18, 2015
    Ah that is obscure. You have to rebuild them or replace them.
     
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    #18 Ricambi America, Oct 18, 2015
    Contact Rob at: Delta Vee Motorsports He's the man. :)
     
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    #19 wda24729, Oct 18, 2015
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  20. ///Mike

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    #20 ///Mike, Oct 18, 2015
    Bilstein or Delta Vee can rebuild them.
     
  21. wda24729

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    #21 wda24729, Oct 18, 2015
    Thanks - Will keep updated in case anyone has the same issue.
     
  22. dwwis

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    #22 dwwis, Oct 19, 2015
    I am having the same issue
    I am sending them off to Bilstein in California
    any way some one can give me /Bilstein part number please
     
  23. wda24729

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    #23 wda24729, Dec 11, 2015
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    Well in the end I decided to send all of my shocks off to a company who did a complete re-build on them. As you can see they have used a complete set of new internals (Bilstein will not rebuild) but also have a valve installed on the top of the strut which has 12 settings, No. 6 being factory, 0 being soft, 12 being firm. The new chromed parts of the strut are also all new. Excellent job.

    By the way, the poor coating seen on the one in the test rig is from when I originally sent my rear shocks to Bilstein!

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    #24 wda24729, Dec 11, 2015
    The company are also going to start making their own tubes for these as there has been quite a demand recently.
     
  25. Shootfighter65

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    #25 Shootfighter65, Dec 11, 2015
    Email Caitlyn Jenner. She says her boyfriend is always leaking tranny fluid from somewhere. She might be able to help
     
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