Hi all, I have a 1.8 09 soft-top NC2 with 80k miles that has recently passed it’s MOT, it came back with 2 advisories however that the rear nearside and front offside shock absorbers had a light misting of oil, I have given them a quick look and taken a few pictures.
Front Nearside - Dry
Front Offside - slight film of oil and very black/dirty on the side facing inwards to the car
Rear Nearside - very slight film of oil
Rear Offside - Dry
- Bounce test on all 4 corners seems to be fine, moves a little but very quickly settles
- Seems to drive as normal, no lurching or bouncing that i can tell over bumps and when stopping
The car currently has the 35mm lowered eibach pro springs on it which were fitted late last year.
Would the shocks be of concern? i have heard that a light film of oil is normal on shocks but any runs or drips aren’t, the only thing I’m unsure following this is that i would have thought all of the shocks would have a film of oil, not just 2.
If this turns out to be something that needs to be replaced im a bit unsure what option to go for, im conscious to keep costs down as i had to spend around £2500 on a rebuild alongside a few other bits last year so any opinions regarding this would be welcomed.
Thanks in advance all.