Loosing Brake Fluid (mk1)

[Liam:]

My Mk1 phase 3 clio has been loosing brake fluid slowly for the past year, but recently it has gone down very fast. The problem is that I can't see a leak anyone know where is best to look? Is there a way of finding the leak easily?

Cheers for any help.

 

[Rob]

When my mk2 ph1 was loosing fluid it was through the rear break cylinder. You could touch it and it was wet.

 

[Henry]

it's a case of tracing everything back from the master cylinder. if you've got drums on the back, leaking wheel cylinders is a favourite, as said

 

[f0xy]

take it to a garage and get it pressure bled on a ramp and see if you can see anything coming out at the various points round the car

rear brake compensator on the rear beam is a possibility though

 

[Liam:]

Ok, cheers for the help. Had a quick look and there is defiantly something black dripping from the rear right hand brake cylinder. Any idea how to stop the leak? Is it a simple tighten?

thanks

 

[f0xy]

where abouts do you mean mate? rear drum where the brake line goes in?

 

[Liam:]

I think it is leaking from the actual drum, it is leaking down it causing it to build up on the bottom then drip to the floor.

 

[Tunst]

by the sounds of that mate you need a new wheel cylinder