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Old 10-13-2011, 02:19 AM
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[IMG][/IMG]I have a 1995 3.4L V6 Camaro and I've noticed something oily leaking from under the car in the rear center. It seems to be coming from where the brake line splits off into two and goes to both wheels. It's a very slow leak (after one night in the garage there was one little drop) and i'm not exactly sure where it's coming from, but it's been leaking for a while because everything under there is really gummed up and sticky. could this be the brake lines leaking or would it be something else? what else is back there that could be leaking? How do I fix it? http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/797/12483631.jpg <---- here's pics of the line that appears to be leaking.
 

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Old 10-13-2011, 04:01 AM
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have some one pump the brakes and hold them (with the car off) the pressure should make any leaks appear
 
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Old 10-13-2011, 09:00 AM
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try cleaning under there really good. and then check. hard to tell with all the years of build up.
 
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Old 10-13-2011, 01:23 PM
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What do I use to clean under there that won't damage anything?
 
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try simple green. it works wonders.
 
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Old 10-13-2011, 06:17 PM
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Purple power
 
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Old 10-13-2011, 07:42 PM
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^^^2x I use both...
 
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I bought a 5 gallon jug of purple power and my pressure washer had a line to feed cleaner, worked wonders.
 
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Post some photos.
 
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