[colin123]

i randomly just crawl under the truck and have a good look around at everything and noticed a slightly oily wet spot on my C200k and i was wondering if anyone knew if it looked characteristic of a leaky seal. here's a pic

thanks in advance

 

[devious1]

From the looks of it I would say yes but I would clean it and see how long it takes to come back after checking the fluid level. It doesn't look like too big of a deal.

 

[colin123]

yeah i think the last time i looked at the axle was about 2 months ago and it wasn't there then. it doesn't feel like soaking wet anywhere so its def not a fast leak. doesn't nissan usually replace the axle for seal leaks or is that only for the pinion seal? i wouldn't mind a new axle out of a little leak heh

 

[colin123]

mainly just wondering if this looks significant enough for them to do something about it under warranty without jerking my chain. i mean its obviously not just oil that was splashed on it or anything

 

[Sangster]

they won't replace the axle for that leak, only a pinion seal leak. For that one they will drain the fluid, remove cover, re-gasket, replace cover, fill.

if it's under warranty though, might as well have them do it.

 

[Whiffle]

Unless you're seeing drips on the ground where you park, I wouldn't worry about it. Seals seep sometimes, and there is a good chance it'll do it again if they replace it. Mine does it too.

 

[colin123]

yeah i figured the pinion seal was pretty much the only one they didn't like to mess with. i guess pretty soon i'll have to pull my Bully dog display out of the truck run up there and have them do it. i'm still under warranty so i might as well use it for once. i've been putting off having them swap out my front crash sensor for the recall anyway so i can have them take care of that too while they're at it.