Oil leak behind glove box

[seb]

In the process of adding keyless entry to my 2000 legacy today I got oil on my hands by touching a metal bracket. It is a bracket holding a horizontal 2 inch diameter shinny steel rod going accross the dash behind the glove box. What is it? A bit big for a freon pipe? Anywhere else the oil could be comming from? I do not think I am loosing freon based on my AC performance.

 

Thanks,

 

Seb

[idosubaru]

are you sure it's oil? could it just be grease from some moving part back there? what color was it?

could it be coolant?

[seb]

Its definetly oily and with a yellowish tint... Like oil. The only moving part that comes to mind in there is the wipers... I'll have a look.

 

Thanks.

 

S.

[idosubaru]

yellowish does have an a/c ring to it.

[DerFahrer]

yellowish does have an a/c ring to it.

 

Seconded... The evap box is right behind the glove compartment. I dunno what else it could be.

[mattocs]

my oil loses its golden yellow color real quick when its in the engine.

 

 

Are you always adding a lot of oil?

[avk]

The 2" tube is a bolted-on reinforcement piece that connects left and right A-pillars (and makes some people wonder whether strut braces a.k.a. strut bars are really needed). It's not painted so maybe there was some grease for rust protection. I didn't notice any on mine but it's a '95 model.