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Mysterious disappearing leak #593007 04/16/05 05:00 AM
Joined: Sep 2002
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R. Carver Offline OP
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So I'm off to work last Monday, walking through the garage past my truck ('93, 22RE) and I notice a pool of liquid under the front passenger side. Stick my finger in, and it's a clear, low viscosity oilish substance. I figure it to be brake fluid, must have damaged a brake line while replacing the rotors about a month ago, figure I'll fix it next weekend. No problem, hop into my work van and don't give it a second thought. Tonight I go to tear into it and can't find anything leaking, and there's no fluid missing from the master cylinder. Check all the other fluids and they are OK, but now I've got this uneasy feeling about driving it. I'd like to think it was just water from the A/C, but it didn't have the consistency of it.Anybody ever heard of this? Suggestions?

Re: Mysterious disappearing leak [Re: R. Carver] #593008 04/16/05 05:05 AM
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i bought rebuilt calipers over the summer when i replaced my rotors and one of them started leaking. they had a lifetime warranty so i just returned them. maybe your calipers are leaking.


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Re: Mysterious disappearing leak [Re: R. Carver] #593009 04/16/05 05:48 AM
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Might've been compressor oil. Take your time doing a good visual inspection when you get under there. I think they hold only about 60cc or so; not very much at all.


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Re: Mysterious disappearing leak [Re: R. Carver] #593010 04/16/05 06:28 AM
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Same thing happened to my Nissan,it was AC oil, one of the linescracked. Check to see if your AC is blowing cold.


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Re: Mysterious disappearing leak [Re: OOP'S] #593011 04/16/05 03:10 PM
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CJM Offline
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maybe ya parked over someone elses leak ?


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