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[Closed] Oh great Stw wisdom ..... Shock absorber misting .... Worry?

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Hi all

Had my Mazda 6 estate 2.0 petrol serviced today (it's 2 years old) with 23000 miles.
I was told when collecting that the shock absorbers were showing some misting and that it needs to be rechecked in a few thousand miles.

My questions are
1 is this a common problem?
2 if they do need changing will this be a warrantied item?
3 should they be doing this at 23000 miles?

Thankyou again for the wisdom of the STW forum


 
Posted : 12/04/2013 4:31 pm
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I had this with A peugeot 306 when I got it MOT'ed at 56000 miles, It's still getting the same warning at 170000 miles, the shocks still work, and it still passes the MOT's


 
Posted : 12/04/2013 8:28 pm
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Yep been advisory for four years now


 
Posted : 12/04/2013 8:40 pm
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Misting? Leaking oil?


 
Posted : 12/04/2013 9:00 pm
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If its misting it will need replacing, at some point.

If it was an old car I'd say wait until it fails an MOT, but on a two y/o, just get it done now - you may be lucky, and Mazda may warrant it.


 
Posted : 12/04/2013 9:03 pm