Leaky FDV

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loftus.hall
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Leaky FDV

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Just after a bit of advice about a leaky flow distributor,
It has always leaked a little bit, looks like it's leaking from the top cyclinder end on the right. It's never leaked much but having done a fair amount of work to the car i thought i'd investigate sorting this last problem.
From what I've read it looks like it's a pain to remove it and having had a look on the forums here read that sealing the end of the pistons with pu sealant (exsternally) might be enough to prevent me leaving drips of LHM as an I woz ere tag where ever I go!

All the steering seems ok so don't think the leak is causing any other issues

Any thoughts on whether to try and swap it out, or find O rings to recon it or just seal up the outside?
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Re: Leaky FDV

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Mine leaked the same past the 'o' rings that seal the end caps (like little core plugs) on both sides, I cleaned the valve off with brake cleaner spray then sealed over the caps with one-pack PU sealant adhesive and it remained bone dry during my ownership (further 3 years in daily use). It doesn't tend to be a high pressure leak just low pressure seepage.
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Re: Leaky FDV

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Thanks for advice, That's exactly where mine is leaking too. I have some sikaflex 221, i'll try that and see what happens.
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