Thread: ACE actuator weeping oil

First thing I would do is wipe it clean, top up, and monitor to see if it is actually leaking. A bit of oil weeping over a long time would not worry me. Check over the full system and clean up anywhere it may be weeping to give yourself a clean starting point to monitor.

they used to leak through the washers at the banjos, special type with rubber insertion, google out RYF100420, but as said, better investigate first, if it's the actuator you need to replace it

g'day dearot, agree with disco db , and monitor for how big a leak.Wouldn't worry about small leak,just keep an eye on it.Replaced mine couple of weeks ago as leaking quiet a lot.Would buy from uk ,about $180 as opposed to $290 quoted locally cheers mark

Mine leaked a weep, just tightened things up and leak gone.
Cheers,
Mario

The washers with a seal on the inside are called Dowdy Seals. But these are not normally used with banjo fittings. That said there are banjo seals that do have seals and some that have a hardened cutting edge. Dowdys are available from any hydraulic supplier and I'd be surprised if they didn't just give them to you. Certainly shouldn't be more than a few $$$ a vehicle set.

Thanks for all the replies guys.

Sprayed degreaser and washed last sunday. a few days later I have the oil weeping as shown on the attached photo.

So should I replace the whole ace actuator?

IMO yes cos it seems it's leaking near the rod and afaik it's not serviceable

Any other prevention maintenance I should do when I in that area?