95 J30 odd thick oil drip from around front suspension bushing

[sonofsnak]

Pass. side, way up front (at radiator), there is a small drip (a couple-three drops during sitting for a few hours) of a very thick oil, clear, that appears off the end of what I think is the sway bar bushing. Almost like a very thick gear oil. Will drip immediately after using car, but stop after a while. I can see that drips have splattered back into the wheel well, but very lightly.No oil looking down in around power steering, AC, etc. that I can see without putting the car up on a lift. Not transmission or engine oil.Do these cars have hydrolic motor mounts that may leak?Everything looks clean, otherwise.

Thanks as always!

[DAEDALUS]

Sounds like you need new tension rod bushings. They need to be pressed into the rods. Or spend more and get the rods with bushings pre-installed.

[sonofsnak]

Also, car has 86M miles, all regular services and never needed any repairs. All original. Tires and suspension fine. AC works fine. Engine smooth.

[sonofsnak]

The bushings are filled?How critical is repairing this immediately?

[DAEDALUS]

Filled with silicone. Handling will suffer, and so will the ride. Other things will wear a little faster because of the extra slop. Probably not life threatening, but if you start to hear clanging or knocking you're way past due.

[sonofsnak]

Sounds like you nailed it. :-) Never would have guessed silicone.

I'm too fussy to let these things go, anyway. It'll be fixed shortly.

[DAEDALUS]

http://www.infinitipartsusa.com/

Great prices, much better than your local dealership.The bushings for the old Qs are around $15-20 each I think, and the rod assemblies are about $90 each. J parts' prices should be in the same ballpark.

[vicQ45]

same thing on my Q. its on my long list of things to fix and its smack at the bottom

[sonofsnak]

Ordered a bushing from them today- almost half the price of my local dealer!Shows you how big the profit margins can be with dealers.

[vicQ45]

Ordered a bushing from them today- almost half the price of my local dealer!Shows you how big the profit margins can be with dealers.

take some pics of the install process! I gotta do this myself