If it were a break in a high pressure line, there would be significant leakage when the engine is running, as both strut and sphere are under high pressure.
If the leak only spouts when the car settles, that suggests a return pipe issue.
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If it were a break in a high pressure line, there would be significant leakage when the engine is running, as both strut and sphere are under high pressure.
That’s what I thought but its definitely the small diameter line going to the top of the strut, under the bonnet. As soon as I removed the 90 degree clip that secures it to the inner wing the oil really started peeing out, almost like the clip was acting like a bandage.white exec wrote: ↑12 Aug 2020, 09:04If it were a break in a high pressure line, there would be significant leakage when the engine is running, as both strut and sphere are under high pressure.
If the leak only spouts when the car settles, that suggests a return pipe issue.
Do you know where that line terminates, it just seems to dissappear into the lower firewallwhite exec wrote: ↑12 Aug 2020, 10:20 OK, that's definitive.
Options are either to replace that pipeline, or to have a good (brazed) repair done, as Mike suggests.
Caution: Do not be tempted to repair with a compression fitting, even though there are some advertised on the web for this purpose. It is prohibited in many territories to use such fittings for brake-pressure repairs (and HP applications), as the deformable olives are usually of softer metal than steel pipework, and the joint is prone to blowing.
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