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I just closed my soft top and there is what seems to be hidraulic fluid on it
- theosinc930
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I just closed my soft top and there is what seems to be hidraulic fluid on it
Hi guys, I just removed the hardtop on my Z4 after 2 months. When I closed the roof for the first time, there was this green-yellowish fluid on it... is it hidraulic fluid...? Hoping it's not a leak...
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2003 BMW Z4 2.5i, 5 speed manual
Black Sapphire over Dream Red leather
Style 103 wheels
Black Sapphire over Dream Red leather
Style 103 wheels
- colb
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I just closed my soft top and there is what seems to be hidraulic fluid on it
Roof motor oil is usually golden coloured and thin, only green fluid would be LHM fluid as used on old style Citroen and Rolls Royce suspension systems. Since your fluid is on the drivers side any leaks from the roof hydraulics would be either the pipes that run around the back of the cabin from the pump housed over on the passenger (left) side or the Ram on the side of the leak. Could be someone else has been in there and used LHM fluid, do you know the history of the car, has it had previous owners?
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- theosinc930
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I just closed my soft top and there is what seems to be hidraulic fluid on it
Thanks for the reply. Since this little incident, I cleaned this off and never found any other traces of this fluid. And the soft top works just fine as well. So, no idea what it was, but whatever.
2003 BMW Z4 2.5i, 5 speed manual
Black Sapphire over Dream Red leather
Style 103 wheels
Black Sapphire over Dream Red leather
Style 103 wheels
- colb
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I just closed my soft top and there is what seems to be hidraulic fluid on it
Bit of a mystery then, is the roof motor still in the original place or has it been moved to the boot?
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OnlineMikeyH
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I just closed my soft top and there is what seems to be hidraulic fluid on it
Not joking but could a cat have sat on the closed roof a had a pee or someone accidentally spilt a drink?
Now, Sterling grey Z4 2.2 with cup holders, stubby aerial and sport seats. Roadsters ‘cause they’re great with the roof down.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.
Ford Anglia, Red Sprite, a few MG midgets, MGB Roadster and yellow Ford Capri, all gone many years now.