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Martin Nash

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Some thing leaking!!
« on: 12 August 2011, 17:59:37 »
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Have some sticky sustance comming from the gear stick (Auto) not sure what it is? have removed the substance and cleaned this once but it still seems to be leaking, could anyone help!!!

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Re: Some thing leaking!!
« Reply #1 on: 13 August 2011, 09:13:38 »
Can you clarify exactly where, as I'm not sure where you mean.

I picture is sometimes worth a thousand words ;)
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Re: Some thing leaking!!
« Reply #2 on: 13 August 2011, 10:01:42 »
The fluid would appear to be coming from the top pad of the gear stick!!
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Re: Some thing leaking!!
« Reply #3 on: 13 August 2011, 10:22:32 »
could be a matrix seal leak as i take it you mean it's coming from infront of the gear stick, what year is your elite :-?
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Re: Some thing leaking!!
« Reply #4 on: 13 August 2011, 10:55:34 »
It's a '98' model
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Re: Some thing leaking!!
« Reply #5 on: 13 August 2011, 11:23:41 »
Is the leak a sticky water base or an oil base :-/
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Re: Some thing leaking!!
« Reply #6 on: 13 August 2011, 11:56:13 »
It feels like a sticky water base fluid, definately not oil base!!
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Re: Some thing leaking!!
« Reply #7 on: 13 August 2011, 11:58:47 »
something leaking from sunroof dripping onto gear stick?  :-/

Never heard anything like this before!! Kids spilt some squash!?
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Re: Some thing leaking!!
« Reply #8 on: 13 August 2011, 12:01:06 »
are the carpets wet on drivers side floor, are any other carpets wet trans tunnel front of left front foot well :-?
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Re: Some thing leaking!!
« Reply #9 on: 14 August 2011, 22:26:23 »
No the Driver's side or passenger carpet is not wet.
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Re: Some thing leaking!!
« Reply #10 on: 15 August 2011, 00:23:11 »
do you have to keep topping up the coolant
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Re: Some thing leaking!!
« Reply #11 on: 15 August 2011, 09:05:28 »
Is this coming from the black rubberised gear knob itself?  Never cut one open, but could there be some sort of "gel" in there?  :-/
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