[f350towsit]

New YXZ owner here...got a little carried away and already got myself a slow speed rollover, enough to get it on the roof (Krash cage and PRP harnesses are the bomb). Overall some minor plastic stress and gotta fold the mirror in, but she took it like a champ. My question is, with it only being wheel side up for ~5mins, I had some decent fluid leakage in the front. At first saw it on top of the center plastic (like it leaked through the seam between the front fenders and center cowl), but now it's leaked down and has a decent 8" x 24" puddle after sitting overnight. It's oil, not coolant (radiator relocate anyway), and the brake and clutch reservoir didn't appear low on fluid or show signs of leaking. I'm thinking it may have been the front diff breather that it leaked out of, but with it being upside down, sideways, and now right side up it's hard to trace the source with all that's going on in the front.

I cleaned up what i could with brake cleaner so I can see if anything continues to leak (unfortunately no pics prior) but wondering if anyone has had this before? My next step is to check/change front diff fluid and see if it's low, but just looking to see if someone else has rolled it and had the same symptoms.

Thanks!

P.S. She may be a used '16 that already rolled, but **** do I love this machine.

 

[rock92570]

Did you ever figure this out? I just encountered the exam same scenario and would love to know what you found out.

 

[PhuckPhoenix]

My front diff is leaking also. I’ve never crashed or rolled it. It doesn’t even have very many miles. Appear to be coming from the middle seam where the two halves meet. I think Yamaha goofed on sealing this proper on some of our z’s.

 

[leadmic]

What usually causes front diff leaks is a cracked case where broken pieces of the front spider gears get between the ring gear and case popping a hole in it. This can happen after shock loading the front tires during rock crawling or jumping and landing under power. It also could happen after rolling the car and landing on the front wheels under power.