So, if you read my other thread, I installed a pair of Tokico Illuminas a few days ago.
I bought them off a member here a few months ago. When I got them, they looked beat to shit for the alleged 3,000 miles on them. I PMed the guy, and he said they were only on the car for 3k miles and they were in good shape, and all the scratches/chipped paint on the struts was from coilovers. Whatever, sounded good at the time, so I let it go at that.
A day or two after the install, my old man calls me and tells me he thinks I have an oil leak because there are oil puddles under where my car was parked (about 4 inches in diameter after only a few hours of sitting). I put it up on our lift to fine the entire drivers side control arm, brake caliper, strut, wheel, inside of the tire, and a portion of the K covered in oil. It appears to be coming from the bottom weld on the strut where the "bracket" is welded onto the strut (if you can picture what I'm trying to say).
SO, long story short, if the strut is in fact leaking, is there anything to do other than buy a new one? From what I understand, the gas shocks are still filled with an oil. I would imagine that once any amount of that fluid "escapes" it would throw off the entire balance of the construction of the strut, rendering it more or less useless. I'd estimate that it has already lost between 3-4 tablespoons of fluid.
I guess I answered my own question, but I'm sort of pissed. I don;t see how I could have done any damage to the strut whatsoever by installing it. The seller had a good trader rating on here too, so I don't know what to think. :nonono: I guess the moral is to not buy used stuff.
I bought them off a member here a few months ago. When I got them, they looked beat to shit for the alleged 3,000 miles on them. I PMed the guy, and he said they were only on the car for 3k miles and they were in good shape, and all the scratches/chipped paint on the struts was from coilovers. Whatever, sounded good at the time, so I let it go at that.
A day or two after the install, my old man calls me and tells me he thinks I have an oil leak because there are oil puddles under where my car was parked (about 4 inches in diameter after only a few hours of sitting). I put it up on our lift to fine the entire drivers side control arm, brake caliper, strut, wheel, inside of the tire, and a portion of the K covered in oil. It appears to be coming from the bottom weld on the strut where the "bracket" is welded onto the strut (if you can picture what I'm trying to say).
SO, long story short, if the strut is in fact leaking, is there anything to do other than buy a new one? From what I understand, the gas shocks are still filled with an oil. I would imagine that once any amount of that fluid "escapes" it would throw off the entire balance of the construction of the strut, rendering it more or less useless. I'd estimate that it has already lost between 3-4 tablespoons of fluid.
I guess I answered my own question, but I'm sort of pissed. I don;t see how I could have done any damage to the strut whatsoever by installing it. The seller had a good trader rating on here too, so I don't know what to think. :nonono: I guess the moral is to not buy used stuff.
