Help?! Oil drip in left front rim
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Help?! Oil drip in left front rim
Hey guys, used the search feature and found minimal results on this so I'm making a thread. Basics to know, I have an 03 RSX Type-S.
I noticed the other day when I was driving home from work that when I would get up to speed then coast while still in gear, I would hear a sort of "rrrrrrrrrr" noise. Didn't sound like harsh grinding but had a similar tone to grinding.
Anyways, today I took my car out and noticed I heard a popping sound in the left front when I was slowing down, it mainly happens from 15-5mph. When I stopped I looked at my left front and noticed a brown liquid on the inside of the rim that sort of looked like mud, I touched it and sniffed it and it smelled like oil. It also looked like it had dripped while I was stopped because there was a lot "splattered" around but a small spot was an even "drip" pattern. From the sources I looked at it seems to be a bad wheel bearing or a bad shock? I have aftermarket Tein shocks if that helps at all. If you need a pic I'm willing to provide one for you all.
Thanks for your help!
I noticed the other day when I was driving home from work that when I would get up to speed then coast while still in gear, I would hear a sort of "rrrrrrrrrr" noise. Didn't sound like harsh grinding but had a similar tone to grinding.
Anyways, today I took my car out and noticed I heard a popping sound in the left front when I was slowing down, it mainly happens from 15-5mph. When I stopped I looked at my left front and noticed a brown liquid on the inside of the rim that sort of looked like mud, I touched it and sniffed it and it smelled like oil. It also looked like it had dripped while I was stopped because there was a lot "splattered" around but a small spot was an even "drip" pattern. From the sources I looked at it seems to be a bad wheel bearing or a bad shock? I have aftermarket Tein shocks if that helps at all. If you need a pic I'm willing to provide one for you all.
Thanks for your help!
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A popping sound coming from your shock, and fluid on your wheel.
If it were me I would think a blown shock. But like others said, it could be a leak somewhere else. Put it on a lift and check it out.
If it were me I would think a blown shock. But like others said, it could be a leak somewhere else. Put it on a lift and check it out.
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Re: Help?! Oil drip in left front rim
I jacked up the left front today and turned the rim with the car in neutral. I heard a slight popping noise when I would spin the rim, it sounded closer to the rim than the transmission. I yanked on it left and right and up and down and it has no play in any direction. Also, when I put the car back down, it didn't "squeeze" any oil out like you would assume would happen with a shock...
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Re: Help?! Oil drip in left front rim
Didn't look like it when I checked. I live in south florida though so this tropical storm is coming through and i can't really check anything out. I'll take the wheel off and get a closer look when everything settles down over here.
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