VFR vtec weeping brake fluid reservoir

I recently bled the brake on my VFR. Ever since the front brake fluid reservoir weeps fluid from under the lid. I have check it is not over full and cannot understand why it is doing it. The lid and rubber seal thinghy all look in good nick.

Any suggestions?

 

Assuming there are no nicks in the sealing lips of the lid and reservoir, you might just want to replace the gasket. And old gasket might not seal well even if it superficially seems ok.

 

Hi and welcome to the MadHouse:welcome:

When you get a chance can you drop by the "introductions" sub-forum and say Hi to the rest of the forum, and make sure you post up at least one photo of your VFR or it won't be long before people start raggin on you!

Its also a good idea to update your forum profile - the "My Profile" link at the very top of the page - to include the specs of your VFR and a rough location - city/county - so they appear automatically alongside all your posts and you won't need to keep including them in all your posts. It also means that if you hit a problem you may find someone nearby is willing to swing by and offer help/advice especially if you have a well stocked fridge.

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As for the brake bleeding problem you appear to be saying that - the reservoir was not overflowing/weeping prior to you deciding to bleed the brakes? So the chances are, you either disturbed a seal on the reservoir whilst carrying out the work or failed to precisely follow the rather convoluted brake bleeding process required by VFRs featuring combined and linked brakes. If you are mechanically confident then I can only suggest you carefully review what you did, against the process specified in the full Honda service manual. If you are at all unsure - then this is one area where you probably need to get it to a dealer.

(I assume you managed to track down the online manual for your vtec?)

Good luck - and let us know how you get on.




SkiMad

 

The seal is a one time seal or so says honda. Some have been lucky in its reuse but it only takes a speck of dirt or a piece of fluff to keep it from sealing. Go back and try cleaning the seal and mating surfaces. If all else fails then its off to the dealership.

 

Same deal on the older seals too. One small problem that is easy to fix is to level the master cylinder whilst working on it. Spilled brake fluid will take off paint..