Thread: D2a being naughty AGAIN !

Driving home, hit bump and dash warning lights come on, hand brake, ABS, DHA, then raised suspension for good measure. Pull over and clear with Nanocom, but then in traffic become aware of squeak and a light kind of grinding noise. Photo shows the culprit, before I take the wheel off, thought someone might be able to tell me exactly what the leaking fluid is and where it would be coming from ? With the dust it has obviously been leaking prior to today. Any pointers gratefully received. Matt.

Grinding noise hey.... that changes things. Could be the CV joint too.

Jack corner of car up. You will hear a bad bearing if you spin the wheel. Grab it top and bottom and rock it, looking for play.

I've not seen a bearing squirt grease out like fluid as it appears in your pic though.

If it's diff oil you won't notice the change of level at the filler. Instead, check around where the CV/axle meets the axle tube. You should be able to identify an axle seal leak or torn CV boot there.

Whatever it is, change that axle seal while you're there and take the time to thoroughly clean up the seal seating area.

But before you get into it, make sure you have a 6 point socket to fit the axle nut (factory is 32mm I think but some aftermarkets are 36mm from memory) and a decent breaker bar to undo it.