I went out today to adjust my Tokico Illumina shocks. When i removed the dial on the driver side shock, it was wet. Smelled kind of like oil or something. Looked at the top where the dial goes in and it had some kind of fluid in there. is this maybe a leak or something?

 

You probably blew a seal, how old is the shock and is your car lowered?

 

i bought the shocks used about 2 months ago and the guy i bout it from said it was only used for about 6 months. yes my car is lowered.

 

How many inches is the car lowered?? The shocks may not of been able to handle the drop.

 

dunno how much it's lowered, i'm using Ground Control Coilovers and have on stock wheels. there's about 1/2 a finger to 1 finger gap.

 

the lower the car the harder it is on your shocks check how low your car is.

 

uhm.. i'm new at this but how would i check to see how much my car is lowered?

 

there should be a lifetime warranty. try finding the original recipt.

remember people lie so they can get rid of the shocks. i don't think it's 6 months. probably a year.

 

Probably need replacing.

 

well i'll just wait and hopefully the shock will hold up for sometime. I'll prolly save up for some koni yellows or just buy another set another time. this time i'm buying them brand new!