If you have a bottle of gear oil in the garage, take a whiff, it's a distinct smell like others have said. That might help you figure out what type of fluid is leaking.
To be honest, it's really not worth while to flush the brake fluid. In the 10+ years I've been in the automotive field, I've seen many vehicles with 200,000+ miles on them and the brake fluid had never been changed. I don't think there's any positive benefits to having it done. The blackish tint you see in the fluid is from metal on metal contact in the moving brake parts, calipers, wheel cylinders, etc.
Oh, that's a bit of good news I suppose. :clap2:
Just figured you could use the money elsewhere.![]()
Brake fluid and gear oil have 2 very distinct smells.
Gear oil STINKS!!
But I can tell you that if the shop that did your BJ's just let those heavy ass calipers hang from the hose they could have very well damaged the crimp and that's why it's leaking brake fluid now... If it is brake fluid.
I had the same thought. I can totally picture them just leaving the brake calipers hanging from the lines while they worked on the rotors and ball joints.
I can't stand leaving my Jeep with other people. I can only imagine the way they rush through things when it's about nothing more than time and money. :naw:
Brake fluid and gear oil have 2 very distinct smells.
Gear oil STINKS!!
But I can tell you that if the shop that did your BJ's just let those heavy ass calipers hang from the hose they could have very well damaged the crimp and that's why it's leaking brake fluid now... If it is brake fluid.
Hadn't thought about that! I guess I'm just so used to tying the calipers up out of the way when I'm doing brakes. Good possibility that this is what happened.
Maybe it's time to start wrenching yourself...? I hate having shops work on my vehicles that's why I don't MOST of my own work.
It can get expensive buying tools but in the end it's REAL nice knowing something done the way you want and done right. Ok well hopefully right anyway lol
Learn, take lots of pictures, ask questions, don't be scared, and stay the hell away from the Snap On guy... He's the devil and his truck is a big black hole of debt!
I've seen alotta people do it, I rig up a bunch of zip ties.
Once those rubber hoses get a few years old and start cracking then you wanna go hang 10-15 lbs of steel from em... No bueno.
In the shop today and tomorrow...
He'll be replacing the shot axle seal, servicing the differential while it's apart, & checking the brake lines to the caliper.
Hopefully I'll be posting to this thread only once more!
Good shit right there!
And also real good to basically cop to messin it up and fixing it with out much grief.
Good shit right there!
And also real good to basically cop to messin it up and fixing it with out much grief.