hello, i'm a new e30 owner and was just curious to know if a brake fluid leak from the bottom of the reservoir was common? i did some research and it looks like there are 2 grommets that slide onto the reservoir and into the master cylinder.
i bought the car, PO said there were no leaks...i noticed the next morning there was a small wet spot on my driveway. so i check fluids, all are fine. days goes by and i have the same small wet spot under my car right where the brake fluid reservoir is.
i topped off the brake fluid yesterday morning and the small wet spot turned into a small puddle and i noticed my brake fluid level was between max and min...my brake fluid reservoir is kind of loose almost as if the grommets are beat. i noticed there was a decent amount of brake fluid right where the reservoir meets the master cylinder.
is this a common problem? or are the grommets something that should be replaced after a certain amount of miles? judging from the way my upper rad hose looks (could be original) my bet is the grommets were never replaced.
here's the car.
thanks in advance, i love this car!
i bought the car, PO said there were no leaks...i noticed the next morning there was a small wet spot on my driveway. so i check fluids, all are fine. days goes by and i have the same small wet spot under my car right where the brake fluid reservoir is.
i topped off the brake fluid yesterday morning and the small wet spot turned into a small puddle and i noticed my brake fluid level was between max and min...my brake fluid reservoir is kind of loose almost as if the grommets are beat. i noticed there was a decent amount of brake fluid right where the reservoir meets the master cylinder.
is this a common problem? or are the grommets something that should be replaced after a certain amount of miles? judging from the way my upper rad hose looks (could be original) my bet is the grommets were never replaced.
here's the car.
thanks in advance, i love this car!
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