Leaky brake tit

[dippy]

When I squeeze my rear brake tit, not sure what you call it but the rubber thing on the rear brake, but when i squeeze it brake fluid squirts out, is that normal? please excuse the crap photo

piss taking welcome

 

[autogs]

if it is def brake fluid then no its not normal,master cyl seal gone.make sure its not dirty water,taste it you will know what your dealing with then

 

[Dellis]

if it is def brake fluid then no its not normal,master cyl seal gone.make sure its not dirty water,taste it you will know what your dealing with then

+1 should be no fluid inside the dust cover if there is then the seals are goosed.

Dave

 

[Tinytim]

It's Darwinism at work.

 

[dippy]

Thanks fellas, I'll have a look today although i assume as it's ABS that there's not much I can do and if the master cylinder seal it'll have to go into bmw?

 

[illustratedman]

If you had to ask the question to begin with i'd definitely take to the dealer...

 

[dippy]

If you had to ask the question to begin with i'd definitely take to the dealer

Well I'm not sure that I'd need too, I was hoping someone would come along with something constructive

 

[illustratedman]

If you think it's leaking brake fluid get it to the dealer it's a safety issue.

 

[alex_rsa]

The seals have gone (brake fluid should stay in the system, it is not a lubricant).

You will need a seal kit (if BMW sell such a thing) otherwise it will be a new cylinder.

Should be pretty easy to replace, the issue you will have is bleeding the brakes. There is a rear resorvoir (?) but if you have ABS there is a connection to the ABS unit as well. There is plenty written about how to bleed them.

If you are not confident bleeding the brakes then take it in to get fixed.


Alex