Doomist's leaks

Doomist · 04-10-2007, 01:35 AM

I have a leak and its a pretty good leak, dad thinks it might be the brakes brother thinks its a seal. so what do you think! any helpfull suggestions?!

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ChickenLover · 04-10-2007, 01:40 AM

Stick yer tongue on it.. Does it taste like brake fluid, or diff fluid?

jct61765 · 04-10-2007, 02:03 AM

Take the tire off.

Doomist · 04-10-2007, 02:06 AM

... when i dont have a garage or a shop... and a jack for that matter. its kind of hard. but i guess i can try! its going to be. Rain+hi-lift+mud=taking tire off

Elton · 04-10-2007, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChickenLover

Stick yer tongue on it.. Does it taste like brake fluid, or diff fluid?

x2 lol

**Tofer** · 04-10-2007, 02:12 AM

thank you elton... your input means so much here on YT....

**Tofer** · 04-10-2007, 02:41 AM

that so funny will someone please add that to their sig!

Doomist · 04-10-2007, 02:50 AM

done.

breknraj · 04-10-2007, 06:04 AM

Don't forget a jack stand! They are pretty cheap, but great insurance for safety!

As to your problem - With the amount of fluid you have, my first guess would be the axle seal. There is definitely enough there to just get a smear on your fingertip, then give it a sniff. Gear oil has a very distinct (and nasty) odor to it, and you will be able to smell it, even with just a little on your finger.

Brake fluid will give you the immediate feeling of drying your skin when you touch it.

Do that simple test (you don't even have to jack it up), then start making your plans from there.

mt_goat · 04-10-2007, 07:31 AM

Probably gear oil, if all that was brake fluid your reservoir would be about empty by now and you'd be stopping very slowly.

PoleVaulter95 · 04-10-2007, 07:37 AM

i would vote for it being a bad seal because ive been in the same position. but regardless of what it is your going to have to put on new shoes becuase they have been soaking in that oil. be prepared to thouroughly (sp*) clean out the inside of that drum so your braking wont be altered.

techno · 04-10-2007, 07:43 AM

While you are trouble shooting your problem, (touching, licking, smelling) I had the same issue once. Turned out to be from a dog taking a leak on my wheel....

...and yeah, most likely an axle seal.

86SR522REEFI · 04-10-2007, 07:43 AM

Check your brake fluid level, is it low? Do the smell check. Is your brake pedal spongy? My truck was that bad when my wheel cylinder went. Good luck. O yea, make your way down to sears and get a floor jack and a jack stand set

Rcross · 04-10-2007, 08:20 AM

If it was gear oil you should be able to smell it just getting around 20 ft of your truck......

WSUWESTON · 04-10-2007, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techno

While you are trouble shooting your problem, (touching, licking, smelling) I had the same issue once. Turned out to be from a dog taking a leak on my wheel....

...and yeah, most likely an axle seal.

I vote for the dog piss

Doomist · 04-10-2007, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techno

While you are trouble shooting your problem, (touching, licking, smelling) I had the same issue once. Turned out to be from a dog taking a leak on my wheel....

...and yeah, most likely an axle seal.

thats kind of weird. the day i found this leak, i was at a freinds boat.. and a dog... took a leak on my tire! !!. thats scarey.

86SR522REEFI · 04-10-2007, 10:37 PM

so did u smell it yet

msw0085 · 04-10-2007, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elton

x2 lol

sorry, i have one more post till 2000

Doomist · 04-11-2007, 12:44 AM

Yea i smelt it, it smells like hydroil oil. (closest thing i could think of) but i opened the diff today, and oil started coming out.. and with a closer look, it has bubbles in it. dont know if thats good or bad. the brake fluid is fine. its at where i filled it last.

**Tofer** · 04-11-2007, 12:50 AM

sounds like my suggestion to do the diff breather mod last summer was a good one........ too bad it fell on deaf ears

your diffs full of water... the pressure built up and blew the seal..... thats my call

04-10-2007, 01:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
ChickenLover Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NV Posts: 2,583	Stick yer tongue on it.. Does it taste like brake fluid, or diff fluid? __________________ 95 4Runner, 3VZE , 141k, 4WD, Auto. (Head gaskets replaced at 106k)

04-10-2007, 02:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
jct61765 Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Peterborough, New Hampshire Posts: 431	Take the tire off. __________________ 2002 4runner sport 4X4 87,000 and counting 2007 Camry LE "I'm bitterly clinging to Guns and Religion" (and I'll keep the rest of the constitution too)

04-10-2007, 02:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
Doomist Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 194	... when i dont have a garage or a shop... and a jack for that matter. its kind of hard. but i guess i can try! its going to be. Rain+hi-lift+mud=taking tire off __________________ 92 ext cab 3.slow 5sp stock 4.30 gears 4" trailmaster lift 3" PP bodylift 35x13.50 Toyo Open Country MTs

04-10-2007, 02:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tofer Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tacoma WA. Posts: 6,902	thank you elton... your input means so much here on YT.... __________________ 94 4runenr: all the good stuff....... 89 4runner: 3.0, Auto, 5.29 lockright f/r. 31x10.5 wildcountry ATs. 81 2wd pickup: 22R \| 5-sp \| long bed \|Civic SI seats \| LockRight \| Hella 500s pacific-crawlers.com For all your Trail-gear and HID lighting Solutions Needs check out yotaworks.com Online store coming soon :)

04-10-2007, 02:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
Tofer Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tacoma WA. Posts: 6,902	that so funny will someone please add that to their sig! __________________ 94 4runenr: all the good stuff....... 89 4runner: 3.0, Auto, 5.29 lockright f/r. 31x10.5 wildcountry ATs. 81 2wd pickup: 22R \| 5-sp \| long bed \|Civic SI seats \| LockRight \| Hella 500s pacific-crawlers.com For all your Trail-gear and HID lighting Solutions Needs check out yotaworks.com Online store coming soon :)

04-10-2007, 02:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
Doomist Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 194	done. __________________ 92 ext cab 3.slow 5sp stock 4.30 gears 4" trailmaster lift 3" PP bodylift 35x13.50 Toyo Open Country MTs

04-10-2007, 06:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
breknraj Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Summit County, Colorado Posts: 898	Don't forget a jack stand! They are pretty cheap, but great insurance for safety! As to your problem - With the amount of fluid you have, my first guess would be the axle seal. There is definitely enough there to just get a smear on your fingertip, then give it a sniff. Gear oil has a very distinct (and nasty) odor to it, and you will be able to smell it, even with just a little on your finger. Brake fluid will give you the immediate feeling of drying your skin when you touch it. Do that simple test (you don't even have to jack it up), then start making your plans from there. __________________ Raj : 1960 Homo Sapien. 192cm, Blonde, Blue. Soon to lose spare tire. Worf : 1990 SR5 Xtracab 4x4 5 speed, Inca Red Metallic. 3.4 converted, with Taco 5 spoke alloys, 275/65R16 BFG AT K/Os. Soon to add rear e-locker.

04-10-2007, 07:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
mt_goat Contributing Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Oklahoma State Posts: 8,916	Probably gear oil, if all that was brake fluid your reservoir would be about empty by now and you'd be stopping very slowly. __________________ ~Dale~ 93 4X4 ext-cab, auto, SR5, 3.4 V6, supercharged, 2.1" pulley, URD fuel mods, Aquamist WI, IPT valve body mod, dual cases, 4" superlift front, Alcan springs rear, 33 BFG MT, ARB locked front & rear, 5.29 US Gears, RB 1" Body Lift, 1.5" ball joint spacers, manual hubs, TJM T-17, Warn m8000.

04-10-2007, 07:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
PoleVaulter95 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 229	i would vote for it being a bad seal because ive been in the same position. but regardless of what it is your going to have to put on new shoes becuase they have been soaking in that oil. be prepared to thouroughly (sp*) clean out the inside of that drum so your braking wont be altered. __________________ 95 4runner 3.0 auto downey torsion bars and hd springs 32 khumos and way to much spray paint

04-10-2007, 07:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
techno Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 82	While you are trouble shooting your problem, (touching, licking, smelling) I had the same issue once. Turned out to be from a dog taking a leak on my wheel.... ...and yeah, most likely an axle seal. __________________ 00 4Runner SR5 4x4

04-10-2007, 08:20 AM	#14 (permalink)
Rcross Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Caledonia MS Posts: 238	If it was gear oil you should be able to smell it just getting around 20 ft of your truck...... __________________ Certified Jeep recovery specialist We live in the land of the free, only because of the brave. If you can't fix it with a hammer, what you have is an electrical problem. If you want to find out what happens when you don't have control of your immigration, talk to an Indian.

04-11-2007, 12:44 AM	#19 (permalink)
Doomist Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland OR Posts: 194	Yea i smelt it, it smells like hydroil oil. (closest thing i could think of) but i opened the diff today, and oil started coming out.. and with a closer look, it has bubbles in it. dont know if thats good or bad. the brake fluid is fine. its at where i filled it last. __________________ 92 ext cab 3.slow 5sp stock 4.30 gears 4" trailmaster lift 3" PP bodylift 35x13.50 Toyo Open Country MTs

04-11-2007, 12:50 AM	#20 (permalink)
Tofer Super Moderator Staff Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tacoma WA. Posts: 6,902	sounds like my suggestion to do the diff breather mod last summer was a good one........ too bad it fell on deaf ears your diffs full of water... the pressure built up and blew the seal..... thats my call __________________ 94 4runenr: all the good stuff....... 89 4runner: 3.0, Auto, 5.29 lockright f/r. 31x10.5 wildcountry ATs. 81 2wd pickup: 22R \| 5-sp \| long bed \|Civic SI seats \| LockRight \| Hella 500s pacific-crawlers.com For all your Trail-gear and HID lighting Solutions Needs check out yotaworks.com Online store coming soon :) Last edited by Tofer; 04-11-2007 at 12:59 AM.

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