Rear shock leak - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Harvey · 03-28-2015, 02:50 PM

My rear shocks are leaking at 15000 KM... says the Toyota shop which did the 15 000 KM yearly maintenance.

He says it's not the first time he sees this. Any info on rear shock leaks issues?

Turbo95eg6 · 03-28-2015, 03:48 PM

Is the car lowered?

Harvey · 03-28-2015, 05:02 PM

No, it's fully stock, used as a daily driver car with no sport driving or anything special, roads are rather smooth around here too... so no it's not lowered and never been anything like loaded (never put anything heavier than a laptop in the trunk!)

PUSH808 · 03-28-2015, 08:59 PM

I had a bad leak in mine. Driver side rear. Not sure what caused it. I replaced the strut a few months back. Stock OEM strut online is only about $70

Edit
just realized you're in France. Not sure the price for struts.

DandoX · 03-28-2015, 11:27 PM

I'm at 46,000 miles and I use her as a daily driver on back roads with enthusiasm. The roads are not very smooth either and I haven't noticed any problems.

Did Toyota dealership point out the issue to you? Or did you ask them to check that because you noticed something was off?

dnieves · 03-29-2015, 01:00 AM

Is that a wearable item or covered under warranty?

Harvey · 03-29-2015, 04:11 AM

No I didn't notice anyting, it's during the 15 000 KM Maintenance (oil drain and stuff) that they noticed it and pointed it out to me. And yes, it is under warranty, so I don't pay anyting.

In fact what concerned me is that he said that it was a pretty common issue on the GT86 when I'd never heard of it (although I'm on the forums pretty often), so I'm wondering why he said that "lie", he didn't need to, he could have just said I'd been "unlucky" to have a leak, but it's under warranty. The fact he tried to explain it by a "lie" (it been a common issue) has attracted my suspicion now...

In all cases I want to have a look myself just to see if I notice anything, and in all cases I'm going to tell him I'll check the springs after the shock change to make sure they aren't marked anywhere (the tool they use to take springs off often marks them, then they rust and break...). I wonder if the new shocks will come premounted with the springs on them?

strat61caster · 03-29-2015, 09:23 AM

It's not unheard of for this car to blow shocks, some Google searching will come up with at least a few.

03-28-2015, 02:50 PM	#1
Harvey Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: Celica 5th Gen, Tiburon 04, GT86 Location: France Posts: 135 Thanks: 2 Thanked 58 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Rear shock leak My rear shocks are leaking at 15000 KM... says the Toyota shop which did the 15 000 KM yearly maintenance. He says it's not the first time he sees this. Any info on rear shock leaks issues?

03-28-2015, 03:48 PM	#2
Turbo95eg6 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Drives: 2014 BRZ SWP LTD Location: The 503 Posts: 2,174 Thanks: 331 Thanked 2,266 Times in 858 Posts Mentioned: 18 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Is the car lowered? __________________ Instagram: stimson

03-28-2015, 08:59 PM	#4
PUSH808 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: Ewa Beach, HI Posts: 25 Thanks: 7 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had a bad leak in mine. Driver side rear. Not sure what caused it. I replaced the strut a few months back. Stock OEM strut online is only about $70 Edit just realized you're in France. Not sure the price for struts. Last edited by PUSH808; 03-28-2015 at 09:07 PM. Reason: Price is different.

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03-28-2015, 05:02 PM	#3
Harvey Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: Celica 5th Gen, Tiburon 04, GT86 Location: France Posts: 135 Thanks: 2 Thanked 58 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No, it's fully stock, used as a daily driver car with no sport driving or anything special, roads are rather smooth around here too... so no it's not lowered and never been anything like loaded (never put anything heavier than a laptop in the trunk!)

03-29-2015, 01:00 AM	#6
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03-29-2015, 04:11 AM	#7
Harvey Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: Celica 5th Gen, Tiburon 04, GT86 Location: France Posts: 135 Thanks: 2 Thanked 58 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	No I didn't notice anyting, it's during the 15 000 KM Maintenance (oil drain and stuff) that they noticed it and pointed it out to me. And yes, it is under warranty, so I don't pay anyting. In fact what concerned me is that he said that it was a pretty common issue on the GT86 when I'd never heard of it (although I'm on the forums pretty often), so I'm wondering why he said that "lie", he didn't need to, he could have just said I'd been "unlucky" to have a leak, but it's under warranty. The fact he tried to explain it by a "lie" (it been a common issue) has attracted my suspicion now... In all cases I want to have a look myself just to see if I notice anything, and in all cases I'm going to tell him I'll check the springs after the shock change to make sure they aren't marked anywhere (the tool they use to take springs off often marks them, then they rust and break...). I wonder if the new shocks will come premounted with the springs on them?

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