Hi everybody,
I’ve never heard of this issue and I can’t really find anything online about it. But I have a bit of a cursed LX that’s given me more trouble than any other car BY FAR at this point, so nothing would really surprise me at this point.
My LX had a major brake issue more than a month ago and had to sit until I could start working on it the other day because I have a million projects and another car to drive in the meantime. Well I have fixed the brake issue and actually upgraded to 35s at the same time. When I got the new wheel/tire setup on I was surprised to see it appeared the truck was in Low setting. I hadn’t put it there, something made it sink. That was strange. Then I turned on the vehicle and noticed the AHC pump was running really loud compared to how it usually sounds.
I replaced the AHC fluid and all globes in October of 2024 and bled everything well but I wondered if maybe some trapped air had gotten somewhere it shouldn’t while the truck was sitting. I opened the access door to the fluid reservoir and it was slightly below the line in between min and max. Realizing it was a little low, I decided to add some more fluid and do another bleed. I add some fluid, then drive around for a little bit. Then I start with the 5th accumulator. I put the bleeder tub on the drain bolt, break it open and am surprised to hear stuff coming out, but the tube appears empty. So I’m like holy crap there was a TON of air. I open the drain bolt a little more to see if it will speed it up and give me a little fluid too. Eventually some fluid starts to come out but it actually starts to leak out from around the threads. I wonder what the issue could be, so I close the bleeder, look down and my bleeder reservoir is COMPLETELY FULL of what looks like chocolate milk.
My heart sinks, I had just fixed the brakes, and I already dealt with the AHC just 7-8 months ago, it had barely been driven since and everything was working great when I parked it 1.5 months ago.
I have to try to fix this and then it might be time to get rid of this truck. I just don’t think I can stomach anymore of this crap. It has left me stranded twice and tried to kill me twice. I love it but it does not reciprocate.
Sorry for whining but I’m very upset. The plan was to have this vehicle forever but there’s no point if I just can’t trust it. This truly feels like a betrayal from a close friend.
How in the world do you guys think I got water in my 5th accumulator? I’m going to get more fluid today, what extra steps beyond a simple bleed do you think I should take to minimize fallout? The AHC pump was replaced in 2021 already and has probably 50-60K miles on it. I pray that I won’t be forced to incur the expense for yet another one.
Photos attached, the one with the bottle I’m holding my headlamp behind it to backlight a little.
I’ve never heard of this issue and I can’t really find anything online about it. But I have a bit of a cursed LX that’s given me more trouble than any other car BY FAR at this point, so nothing would really surprise me at this point.
My LX had a major brake issue more than a month ago and had to sit until I could start working on it the other day because I have a million projects and another car to drive in the meantime. Well I have fixed the brake issue and actually upgraded to 35s at the same time. When I got the new wheel/tire setup on I was surprised to see it appeared the truck was in Low setting. I hadn’t put it there, something made it sink. That was strange. Then I turned on the vehicle and noticed the AHC pump was running really loud compared to how it usually sounds.
I replaced the AHC fluid and all globes in October of 2024 and bled everything well but I wondered if maybe some trapped air had gotten somewhere it shouldn’t while the truck was sitting. I opened the access door to the fluid reservoir and it was slightly below the line in between min and max. Realizing it was a little low, I decided to add some more fluid and do another bleed. I add some fluid, then drive around for a little bit. Then I start with the 5th accumulator. I put the bleeder tub on the drain bolt, break it open and am surprised to hear stuff coming out, but the tube appears empty. So I’m like holy crap there was a TON of air. I open the drain bolt a little more to see if it will speed it up and give me a little fluid too. Eventually some fluid starts to come out but it actually starts to leak out from around the threads. I wonder what the issue could be, so I close the bleeder, look down and my bleeder reservoir is COMPLETELY FULL of what looks like chocolate milk.
My heart sinks, I had just fixed the brakes, and I already dealt with the AHC just 7-8 months ago, it had barely been driven since and everything was working great when I parked it 1.5 months ago.
I have to try to fix this and then it might be time to get rid of this truck. I just don’t think I can stomach anymore of this crap. It has left me stranded twice and tried to kill me twice. I love it but it does not reciprocate.
Sorry for whining but I’m very upset. The plan was to have this vehicle forever but there’s no point if I just can’t trust it. This truly feels like a betrayal from a close friend.
How in the world do you guys think I got water in my 5th accumulator? I’m going to get more fluid today, what extra steps beyond a simple bleed do you think I should take to minimize fallout? The AHC pump was replaced in 2021 already and has probably 50-60K miles on it. I pray that I won’t be forced to incur the expense for yet another one.
Photos attached, the one with the bottle I’m holding my headlamp behind it to backlight a little.