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vs_pete · 10-18-2019, 10:18 PM

Has anybody had their V6 LFX brake fluid cap leaking?
Like this link.
https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=367329

https://www.dormanproducts.com/p-26046-42072.aspx
I`d like to get a Dorman gasket but I can`t put my Aussie car in the drop down box. So don`t know the part number for a 2012 V6 LFX USA car.

Dizzy82 · 10-19-2019, 05:11 PM

Bought a replacement from the dealership when mine started to leak.

vs_pete · 10-19-2019, 07:42 PM

Yes I did too but would like to try a Dorman gasket for a Camaro 2012 V6 LFX.
But can`t get a part number

hammdo · 10-19-2019, 08:46 PM

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I used this also...

-Don

vs_pete · 10-20-2019, 04:38 AM

Thanks -Don,
I think I`ll get that one.
And see how it goes.

KillboyPowerhead · 10-20-2019, 07:12 PM

I've had two V6 Camaros and the cap leaked on both. I ended up making my own gasket with some rubbery sheets I had lying around (the kind of sheets you'd use for a shoe mat, know what I mean?). Just cut out a ring-shaped gasket to fit in the cap and has been fine since.

vs_pete · 10-26-2019, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by KillboyPowerhead

I've had two V6 Camaros and the cap leaked on both. I ended up making my own gasket with some rubbery sheets I had lying around (the kind of sheets you'd use for a shoe mat, know what I mean?). Just cut out a ring-shaped gasket to fit in the cap and has been fine since.

I might try that.
The OEM gasket has a slit and the Dorman does not.
So the ring gasket you made makes sense.

Tony-8 · 10-29-2019, 12:23 AM

I had this issue as well and had the dealership replace the entire reservoir and cap, at my expense. The leaking brake fluid bubbled the paint under the reservoir, onto the outer wheel well inside the engine compartment. Dealership blamed an aftermarket billet cap I had installed that contained the OEM gasket, so it is interesting that others have had this problem. I am facing an additional $300 cost to repaint the wheel well area under the hood.

vs_pete · 10-30-2019, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony-8

I had this issue as well and had the dealership replace the entire reservoir and cap, at my expense. The leaking brake fluid bubbled the paint under the reservoir, onto the outer wheel well inside the engine compartment. Dealership blamed an aftermarket billet cap I had installed that contained the OEM gasket, so it is interesting that others have had this problem. I am facing an additional $300 cost to repaint the wheel well area under the hood.

Sorry to hear Tony,
God after they sell you a car don`t want to know you.
Same in aussie.

MjrStfy · 11-03-2019, 11:36 AM

Had mentioned it to the service advisor last time I took my car in for another issue all they did was wipe down the brake fluid and said they didn’t see a issue.

Tried the mod of adding a piece of plastic cut out to fit inside the cap it still leaked.

Replaced the gasket still leaked.

Bought aftermarket cnc’d aluminum brake reservoir cap it’s been over a year no more leaking.

BRZN · 01-11-2020, 05:02 AM

Just had to replace ours, brake fluid was weeping out continuously. Bought the cap with the gasket from the local Chevy dealer; they couldn't get just the gasket I was told. The OEM gasket appeared fine, as does the top of the brake fluid reservoir.

Bigdumogre · 01-11-2020, 06:46 AM

Thanks for the links I have this problem and was wondering what it was
Amazon says it doesn’t fit my car, have people used it and fit there cars?
https://www.amazon.com/Dorman-42072-...ype=automotive

BLU DUCE · 01-11-2020, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigdumogre

Thanks for the links I have this problem and was wondering what it was
Amazon says it doesn’t fit my car, have people used it and fit there cars?
https://www.amazon.com/Dorman-42072-...ype=automotive

Mind started to leak in my 2011 1SS/RS a year after I got it. I took the rubber gasket out of the resivor. Got me a empty milk bottle and traced the rubber gasket on the bottle,cut it out put both pieces back in the resivor screwed the cap back on and has not leaked or been replaced since 9 years.

Didn't cost me a penny. And a lot of guys I know did this to.

Bigdumogre · 01-11-2020, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLU DUCE

Mind started to leak in my 2011 1SS/RS a year after I got it. I took the rubber gasket out of the resivor. Got me a empty milk bottle and traced the rubber gasket on the bottle,cut it out put both pieces back in the resivor screwed the cap back on and has not leaked or been replaced since 9 years.

Didn't cost me a penny. And a lot of guys I know did this to.

Kk I bought the new one at autozone by me it was $6. I’ll add the plastic if need be
Thanks so much

10-18-2019, 10:18 PM	#1
vs_pete Drives: VEII MY12 Sportwagon 3.6L LFX V6 Join Date: May 2014 Location: AUSSIE Posts: 58	Brake Fluid Cap Leaking Has anybody had their V6 LFX brake fluid cap leaking? Like this link. https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=367329 https://www.dormanproducts.com/p-26046-42072.aspx I`d like to get a Dorman gasket but I can`t put my Aussie car in the drop down box. So don`t know the part number for a 2012 V6 LFX USA car.

10-19-2019, 05:11 PM	#2
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10-19-2019, 08:46 PM	#4
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10-20-2019, 07:12 PM	#6
KillboyPowerhead Drives: 2015 Z/22 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 931	I've had two V6 Camaros and the cap leaked on both. I ended up making my own gasket with some rubbery sheets I had lying around (the kind of sheets you'd use for a shoe mat, know what I mean?). Just cut out a ring-shaped gasket to fit in the cap and has been fine since. __________________ Overkill/Self Tuned; Mace Camshafts; K&N Typhoon Cold Air Intake; Ported 80mm Throttle Body/Intake Manifolds/Manifold Spacer; Solo Performance High-Flow Cats, Cat-back Exhaust; Vitesse Motorsports Throttle Controller; Elite Engineering E2 Catch Can; BC Racing BR Coilovers; JPSS Delrin Radius Rod Bushing Inserts, Sway Bars; Pegasus Aluminum Rear Cradle Bushings, Camber/Caster Plates; Z/28 Toe Links, Trailing Arms, Upper Control Arm Bushings, Rear Shock Mounts

10-29-2019, 12:23 AM	#8
Tony-8 Drives: 2014 Camaro RRM 2SS RS, M6 LS3 Vert Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 234	I had this issue as well and had the dealership replace the entire reservoir and cap, at my expense. The leaking brake fluid bubbled the paint under the reservoir, onto the outer wheel well inside the engine compartment. Dealership blamed an aftermarket billet cap I had installed that contained the OEM gasket, so it is interesting that others have had this problem. I am facing an additional $300 cost to repaint the wheel well area under the hood. __________________ Dream it - drive it!

10-19-2019, 07:42 PM	#3
vs_pete Drives: VEII MY12 Sportwagon 3.6L LFX V6 Join Date: May 2014 Location: AUSSIE Posts: 58	Yes I did too but would like to try a Dorman gasket for a Camaro 2012 V6 LFX. But can`t get a part number

10-20-2019, 04:38 AM	#5
vs_pete Drives: VEII MY12 Sportwagon 3.6L LFX V6 Join Date: May 2014 Location: AUSSIE Posts: 58	Thanks -Don, I think I`ll get that one. And see how it goes.

11-03-2019, 11:36 AM	#10
MjrStfy Drives: 2015 Chevy Camaro V6 2LT RS Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: SoCal Posts: 113 View My Garage	Had mentioned it to the service advisor last time I took my car in for another issue all they did was wipe down the brake fluid and said they didn’t see a issue. Tried the mod of adding a piece of plastic cut out to fit inside the cap it still leaked. Replaced the gasket still leaked. Bought aftermarket cnc’d aluminum brake reservoir cap it’s been over a year no more leaking.

01-11-2020, 05:02 AM	#11
BRZN Drives: 2012 1LT Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Denver, PA Posts: 450	Just had to replace ours, brake fluid was weeping out continuously. Bought the cap with the gasket from the local Chevy dealer; they couldn't get just the gasket I was told. The OEM gasket appeared fine, as does the top of the brake fluid reservoir. __________________

01-11-2020, 06:46 AM	#12
Bigdumogre Drives: 2012 Camaro SS Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: New York Posts: 1,434	Thanks for the links I have this problem and was wondering what it was Amazon says it doesn’t fit my car, have people used it and fit there cars? https://www.amazon.com/Dorman-42072-...ype=automotive