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My left strut is leaking

Old Oct 13, 2005
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My left strut is leaking

I went to get my car serviced and in the process they found out they one of my struts is leaking and the other one is getting there. I asked them to replace both my struts but they dint have one of 'em.
Haven't had a chance to go back yet - how bad is it riding on a leaking strut?
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you'll survive, ive been doing it for about a month and a half now.

you wont notice it at first but after a while youll notcie youre car bouncing more and handling bad... you should use it as an excuse to get better shocks

also, i dont know about you but honda said it would cost me 650$. i plan to get shocks for 350-400 DIY 'em
.. you should too, unless youre still underwarranty i guess
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Originally Posted by kiluminati001
I went to get my car serviced and in the process they found out they one of my struts is leaking and the other one is getting there. I asked them to replace both my struts but they dint have one of 'em.
Haven't had a chance to go back yet - how bad is it riding on a leaking strut?

Not all that bad.
You'll just be ridding on the spring
And when corning opposite to that strut; it will lean more.

Worst case is in the long run you might need to get an alignment done.
It is suggested when ever the suspension is messed with.

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is it normal for your struts to leak at around 50K miles. i do have really thin(40s) tires so i guess that plays a major role as well
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Old Oct 14, 2005
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Originally Posted by kiluminati001
I went to get my car serviced and in the process they found out they one of my struts is leaking and the other one is getting there. I asked them to replace both my struts but they dint have one of 'em.
Haven't had a chance to go back yet - how bad is it riding on a leaking strut?
get better struts (tokicos).
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its common with these cars. The struts are severely under designed and everyone seems to blow them very early.
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Old Oct 14, 2005
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time for some aftermarket struts or considering lowering it as well with springs or coilover!
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