takk Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I'm not very familiar with cars so I was looking for help on identifying an engine part. I was driving this afternoon and saw some smoke coming out of my hood so I opened the hood and saw a fluid leak near the bottom of the engine. It looks like a part tore and something came leaking out. It's near the passenger side towards the back of the engine. Can you help me ID it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john in KY Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 CV boot tore. That "fluid" is axle grease. Have the boot replaced and you'll be good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takk Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Thank you! Is it a serious issue? I'm wondering if I can make it to my mechanic about 30 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOONGA Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) Yes you can make it 30 miles to a mechanic. Just drive carefully and not too fast TOONGA Edited February 8, 2016 by TOONGA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Yeah. they can go a long while like that. You'd make a few thousand miles most likely before anything would fail. But once they start making clicking noise, you should replace the whole axle. Since you caught this one early, it's just a matter of pulling the axle and replacing that rubber boot and putting new grease in there. Always better to have the boot replaced than to replace the whole axle. New Subaru axles are over $400 and are the only ones that last as a rule. The cheaper Napa axles and such tend to fail rapidly. New boot and grease will be about $20. and you'll pay the shop an hour or so in labor and be back on the road. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 what he said ^^^^ seriously, MUCH better to pay to regrease/reboot your NTN axle. MUCH better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brus brother Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) Just noticed my cv joint started clicking on real hard turns. Boot doesn't appear torn. Started last week as I made a real hard turn while heading into an uphill parking spot. Heard the click and there was some serious noise as if binding on that wheel. Is a re-grease/reboot a reasonable treatment or am I looking at replacement? 2005 OB 175K miles on original cv/boot Edited February 8, 2016 by brus brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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