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I got the break fluid leaking. I checked the mech they suggested
replace MC right away. I waited for other cheap deal and I got
the cheap deal by replacing a rebuilt one. It was OK two day.
No leaking appear. Then suddenly I looked at the underneath
of car I saw the big leaking. I checked the break fluid level
in two days not driving it and losing more fluid than before I
installed the rebuilt one. I was lucky to find out that the break
reservior is cracked at the bottom. Honda dealer does not carry
break reservior that I must order MC and reservior together in really
high price. I decided to get a used part from junk-yard, and I got it
while searching many junk-yards. But there is
a little different from cracked reservior to junk-yard one that
junk-yard reservior does not need a reservior seal. The seal
was built into it. I installed it reservior into MC. currently
no leaking for two days. Is not unually that break reservior
can be cracked and leaking out fluid?

mmdir2002@yahoo.co.uk wrote in
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>
> I got the break fluid leaking. I checked the mech they suggested
> replace MC right away. I waited for other cheap deal and I got
> the cheap deal by replacing a rebuilt one. It was OK two day.
> No leaking appear. Then suddenly I looked at the underneath
> of car I saw the big leaking. I checked the break fluid level
> in two days not driving it and losing more fluid than before I
> installed the rebuilt one. I was lucky to find out that the break
> reservior is cracked at the bottom. Honda dealer does not carry
> break reservior that I must order MC and reservior together in really
> high price.



Yeah, same over here. The BRAKE master cylinder and reservoir are a kit.



> I decided to get a used part from junk-yard, and I got it
> while searching many junk-yards. But there is
> a little different from cracked reservior to junk-yard one that
> junk-yard reservior does not need a reservior seal. The seal
> was built into it. I installed it reservior into MC. currently
> no leaking for two days.


Then you're fine, provided the MIN line on the new BRAKE fluid reservoir is
above the central divider in the MC.



> Is not unually that break reservior
> can be cracked and leaking out fluid?
>
>


If you overtighten the BRAKE fluid reservoir, it will crack.

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