todinlaw

Hear is a new one, I have posted some pics of oil in the Trunk well under the carpet lid. I have wiped this up about 3 times. nomally just a little oil it is just a little but this time it was a fair size pool. It looks like brake fluid but I keep a pretty close eye on that and I have not lost any, its always full. I bleed the brakes after every event and twice in the last two two weeks. I have taken out the spare tire fix a flat so that is not it. any other ideas other than brake fluid? Anyone have this happen? I have posted some pics and the towel I cleaned it with.

viperbob

Yes it is most likely brake fluid. Doesn't take much in a pool like that to look like a lot. Many people wrap their reservoir with a towel to prevent spillage on the track. That does look like a lot though. Is there any wetness on anything else like the ABS pump? I actually saw one of these leaking (and not from a fitting), that was causing this type of leak and did NOT issue any type of warning.

todinlaw

I will pull off the cover and investigate. I had all the plastic off this winter when I installed a tracqmate and did not see any leaking, I did replace a set of rotors at the track and when i compressed the calipers it could have leaked but the reservoir was not low it was still on the max fill line.(that could be rotor thickness difference too, as I think about it. I bet that was it however, I will keep and eye on it, I have wiped up oil from time to time but not this much. I bet i have a leak in addition to this. I will investigate and report.

str8ner

I always have a lot of brake fluid at the exact same spot. When I am at the track I make sure the reservoir is not too full. Also,a diper around the cap does a great job.

Stephan.

mooty

i do use rag around reservoir cap. but if you get that much oil, you over filled.
there's a triangle indicator on the reservoir to show what max is. if you track, fill up the 1/4" below the mark. it will still over flow a bit, but not like that.

va122

yea what mooty said. that fluid can eat away stuff.

KINGSRULE

If it removes paint it's brake fluid

If not it's some kind of oil....

911/Q45

Does the GT3 have a clutch fluid reservoir in the trunk?

todinlaw

Thanks Mooty I have been filling it to the top of the Max line, apparently to much. Will back it off on the next brake bleed.

mooty

OH, that's WAY WAY too much.