[BanOne]

So I have a ZLE that I run about three times a year at Sebring as well as other tracks. Got through with a track day a couple weekends ago and was checking the car over and found two leaking front struts as well as a leaking motor mount. I know that Sebring is hard on cars but are the multimatic struts that delicate. This will be my second driver side strut, are others having this issue?

Thanks
Doug

[Badmojo]

Is it grease out of the vent or leaking somewhere else? I know that small amounts of grease out of the vent is "normal."

[BanOne]

Originally Posted by Badmojo

Is it grease out of the vent or leaking somewhere else? I know that small amounts of grease out of the vent is "normal."

One side is leaking out the vent the other seems to be coming from the bottom. I had not heard that a bit of leaking from the vent is normal, I had one replaced already when it was leaking from the vent.

[cdb95z28]

Grease leaking from the sintered brass vent at the bottom is normal. There is a service bulletin on it.

See this thread for more info:

https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=580907

[BanOne]

Originally Posted by cdb95z28

Grease leaking from the sintered brass vent at the bottom is normal. There is a service bulletin on it.

See this thread for more info:

https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=580907

Thanks I knew I had seen something about it. It is at the dealer right now having them look at it and they confirmed the leaks and said they are recommending replacement of both shocks and both motor mounts, but they have to wait for an inspector since it is part of GM's extended warranty. Motor mounts are covered under powertrain warranty. So we will see what the inspector says. I do believe one is what is referred to as the normal grease coming from the vent (driver side), the passenger side however had oil around the bottom of the damper, I think that one is more likely shot although I was not hearing any thumping as has been reported by others.

Wondering if I need to retire the car from track days to keep the wear and tear off it. Such a shame since it is so good.