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CJ3Flyr ! The dealership found a "torn left outer axle boot". Nice cheap part, but 2 hours labor.
They STILL could not tell me what all the black fluid was, but said everything else checked out OK. Service Manager said it could have been something unrelated that we ran...
Thanks everyone for all the advice. Can't tell you how much better I feel facing the dealer tomorrow. I've just done some forum searches on the X-Reas shocks and wondered what everyone thought about how much $$ if that debris did nick the tubing. Same for the CV boot?
Shame....just made my...
Not sure - I'll check again tonight. We were focusing more on the lines to see if they were leaking or dripping. I do have a service appointment scheduled first thing in the AM...didn't want to wait then be one of those folks who show up a month later with a (now) emergency!
Thanks for the...
Hello...TOTAL noob and total girl (about cars at least) looking for help and advice before I go to my dealer tomorrow AM. Would like to have some advance knowledge when I talk to them.
On freeway. What looked like a big piece of cardboard flying at us - but it wasn't. It went under the car -...