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  1. 06-20-2006, 06:57 PM #1
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    Shocks leaking fluid?

    Hi all, noticed my car left quite a large fluid spot coming from the rear. It smells like oil but my engine oil and differential is fine.
    There is fluid on my shocks.. but I thought they were filled with gas?

    They are Bilsteins, sports I think. So my question is, do shocks leak fluid?

    If that is the problem, I just need to replace them right? Or do I need to check for anything else? (just replaced RSM's last week)
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    Quote Originally Posted by mole
    They are Bilsteins, sports I think. So my question is, do shocks leak fluid?
    Yes. One of my yellow Konis are leaking after 200K miles. Replace them.


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    Quote Originally Posted by 1996 328ti
    Yes. One of my yellow Konis are leaking after 200K miles. Replace them.
    Leaky Bilstein's is normal. Check out this link...

    http://www.bilstein.com/warranty.php...9b7b60afae3387

    From the site:

    Coating of film on shock body or piston rod. A completely normal occurrence, not defective.
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    yea I hear konis leaking alot

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    Quote Originally Posted by SF E Thirty Six
    From the site:
    Coating of film on shock body or piston rod. A completely normal occurrence, not defective.
    But. . .
    Quote Originally Posted by mole
    Hi all, noticed my car left quite a large fluid spot coming from the rear.
    A film would be normal. I guess one needs to define a large fluid spot.

    Quote Originally Posted by qidm67
    yea I hear konis leaking alot
    200,000 miles, car has been tracked 4-6 weekends a year since 2000.
    Yea. What a POS Konis are.


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    Yes, it's quite a large spot of a one foot diameter, and it seems to be getting worse.

    I guess now I need to find the best place to order two more bilstein shocks
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    Quote Originally Posted by mole
    Yes, it's quite a large spot of a one foot diameter, and it seems to be getting worse.

    I guess now I need to find the best place to order two more bilstein shocks
    Or replace the whole set. But yeah, those are blown, not leaking. If they leak they should be replaced.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 1996 328ti
    But. . .




    200,000 miles, car has been tracked 4-6 weekends a year since 2000.
    Yea. What a POS Konis are.
    WOAH!!! thats pretty good. But I still have read about leaks from Konis. That is impressive though.

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  9. 07-03-2006, 01:42 PM #9
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    update: installed bilstein sport shocks from bavauto.com.

    Problem fixed.
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