Leaking Suspension Hydraulic Fluid
#1
Leaking Suspension Hydraulic Fluid
My SL loses about 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup of suspension hydraulic fluid every 2,000 miles or so.
I can't find where it's leaking. Not a big enough leak I guess. It never leaves a puddle. If I had a lift I could maybe find it, but I don't have one.
Is there a common failure point I could check? I don't want to spend gazillions on fixing this. I'll just keep feeding it fluid if I have to.
If there's maybe a doohickey noodge that commonly works loose and can be tightened with a Flemmer-hammer or something, that would be cool. Anybody have any info on this?
I can't find where it's leaking. Not a big enough leak I guess. It never leaves a puddle. If I had a lift I could maybe find it, but I don't have one.
Is there a common failure point I could check? I don't want to spend gazillions on fixing this. I'll just keep feeding it fluid if I have to.
If there's maybe a doohickey noodge that commonly works loose and can be tightened with a Flemmer-hammer or something, that would be cool. Anybody have any info on this?
#4
RE: Leaking Suspension Hydraulic Fluid
Are you talking about the convertible top hydraulic fluid, which I just posted about???? If so, you may be in the same boat as me, these damn cylinders. I've replaced some 6 or so, and within a few weeks of doing each new ones spring leaks. It's extremely expensive, and I posted earlier hoping to find a better solution besides parking the car in a rough neighborhood with the keys still inside, and a fifty on the passenger seat. I probably should have replaced the entire unit initially, but they wanted $5000 = (I'm getting close to that being nickeled and dimed). Time for a Solara convertible or something else.