Brake fluid

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I have a feeling that my brake fluid is leaking. I got it topped up earlier this month & told to keep an eye on it & it is down to about halfway between the max & min marks. When the guy at the garage topped it up he had a brief scrabble around looking under the car & couldn't see of feel any leaks but given the fact it is dropping I am quite sure that there is one somewhere. Any ideas how much it is likely to cost me when I get my car put in? Hoping that the brake fluid will last until the weekend :)
 
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Brake fluid shouldn't just disappear, so you probably do have a minor leak somewhere. If your car has rear drums it might just be the cylinders weeping a touch, which is about £50 or so a side to put right. I doubt you have a leak in the pipework anywhere because the rate of loss would be much higher.
 
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You wanna get this sorted quick smart mate. Brake fluid is corrosive to paint, not to mention slippery so if a cylinder's leaking and it's all over your brake discs.. doesn't bear thinking about. More than likely if you've got shoes on the rear a cylinder's weeping, or a brake pipe has corroded or took a stone chip and cracked. Get it sorted! Shouldn't cost too much to sort out depending on the car. :)
 
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Well turns out there is a problem with the gearbox as I am having to take it back in on Thursday for it to be removed :eek: :(

Cannot actually remember exactly what I was told in brief just that it is a big job requiring the gearbox being removed & now I know it is gonna cost a load :mad: :(

bloody cars :(
 
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FYI twas the slave clutch cylinder leaking the break fluid so that has all been replaced now (by all I mean new cluctch kit & cylinder. Car feels really really strange to drive now though because theclutch is so different :rolleyes: :p

Cheers for the suggestions.
 
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