Drip, drip, drip

**Dylan** · 04-09-2008 05:17 PM

Long story short, my car is leaking.

I'm pretty new, so don't laugh too hard, but my fingers are crossed that this is just a gasket problem.

What do you think the problem is here? I'm fairly certain its the rust-coloured piece (what is that?) that's leaking, you can see the pool below it.

here's a pic of the colour of the fluid (the grains are from the ground, not the drip), it's really dark brown...

thanks in advance

**bwoy1981** · 04-09-2008 05:25 PM

Looks like power steering fluid. Have you check your fluid level in the power steering resevoir?

**absolutegtr** · 04-09-2008 05:53 PM

yup i was going to say power steering as well..

make sure it doesnt get too low, otherwise your pump will start to whine and then eventually burn itself out

bwoy, did you ever fix you rack?

**AudiA4_20T** · 04-09-2008 06:33 PM

that rust colored piece is your axle hub

it wouldnt leak liquid

**bwoy1981** · 04-09-2008 06:47 PM

Originally Posted by absolutegtr

yup i was going to say power steering as well..

make sure it doesnt get too low, otherwise your pump will start to whine and then eventually burn itself out

bwoy, did you ever fix you rack?

No! LOL! Im procrastinating like a M**** F******! I just refill it ever so often But Its gonna be done by the end of May!

**absolutegtr** · 04-09-2008 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by bwoy1981

No! LOL! Im procrastinating like a M**** F******! I just refill it ever so often But Its gonna be done by the end of May!

lmfao!!

dude me to! I seriously could care less topping it off every 2 weeks or so...but because of the shot rack my toe is off like crazy and it is really affecting my tire wear!

let me ask you something too: If you were to jack your car up and hold one of the front wheels in the 3 and 9 oclock position...is their any play for you? (I know there isnt supposed to be any, but I am try to conclude if it is my tierods or the actual rack that is making is shake so much!)

**bwoy1981** · 04-09-2008 08:22 PM

I havent tried that yet but at 55mph it vibrates my steering wheel a bit. I thought it was my alignment that got thrown off by the bad rack, but now as you mention this I could be wrong. I'll have to check that out this weekend.

But my tire wear is still pretty good.

**absolutegtr** · 04-09-2008 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by bwoy1981

I havent tried that yet but at 55mph it vibrates my steering wheel a bit. I thought it was my alignment that got thrown off by the bad rack, but now as you mention this I could be wrong. I'll have to check that out this weekend.

But my tire wear is still pretty good.

my steering wheel is just fine all the way up to 130, lol

but when i take corners fast and i can actually "feel" the wheel wobbling back and forth

**bwoy1981** · 04-09-2008 09:49 PM

MIne is the complete opposite! LOL! Time would tell..

**A4TL** · 04-10-2008 04:05 AM

diff seal $6 - $300 labor to change one at every diff point (2 front diff, 1 propshaft, 1 aft-shaft(?), 2 rear diff)

**absolutegtr** · 04-10-2008 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by A4TL

diff seal $6 - $300 labor to change one at every diff point (2 front diff, 1 propshaft, 1 aft-shaft(?), 2 rear diff)

diff seal? I dont think so.....This is at the front of the car right below the coolant tank. If the seal there was leaking it would be red in color....

To the OP: Check you drivers side boot and check the lines...they run right over that axle

**Dylan** · 04-10-2008 07:58 AM

as i mentioned in OP - i'm new.

driver's side boot?

thanks for the help, folks, it's much appreciated.

**A4TL** · 04-10-2008 08:44 AM

what fluid is red in your car? pentosin surely isn't red. the propshaft leak i had looked clear but if you dabbed it with super white inkjet paper it would turn golden piss yellow; try it! you'll see what color it really is.

only thing close to red would be the G12 pink coolant but it crusts up.