Possible brake fluid leaks

[JohnS_Rosamond]

Twice now I have had a spot appear right in front of the rear wheel. A dark single drip that looks (at least a little) like engine oil. It's brake fluid from the master cylinder reservoir. The rubber gasket in the reservoir cap has a little slit in it (on purpose). If your brake fluid level is at the Max. level but not overfilled, there may be enough release pressure to "spit" fluid in the direction of the cap. Oil gets into the underside of the cap until it eventually leaks out. The catch is that you wont see anything. It's super-hard to see if it's leaking. Take the forward cap off, take out the rubber gasket from the cap and see if you have brake fluid inside the plastic cap (trapped between the plastic cap and the gasket). Unabated this could leak to continued leaks, frame paint damage, and possible frame rust.

 

[fastfraser]

:thumbup:Thanks for the post . Have you added brake fluid .I know that it has to be filled right to the top or it will through a code .

 

[JohnS_Rosamond]

No, I hadn't added any fluid, ever. It looks like the rubber gasket under the caps has an over large vent slit in it, and that the material is very soft making it more likely that it might allow fluid to be able to get by.