Found where my Jack hydraulic leak is coming from.

[Harleydriven]

played with it more today, lowered the level to bottom of stick doesn't matter, still leaks, alittle less but still leaks out cap. i have my doubts if anyone going to fix this, headed for dealer in a few weeks ...

[blightle]

I have the same issue. Thanks for posting.

[Nomore9-5]

Wanted to thank you for posting this. Have a 2011 378TS and couldn't figure out why /where fluid leaking from reservoir. After reading this and paying closer attention to area around cap noticed wet area. However I retracted and re-leveled and did not see fluid circulating when retracting. So I'm wondering if I should be concerned about fluid loss . There's no marking on the bottle to tell.

[nemo45]

Originally Posted by Nomore9-5

Wanted to thank you for posting this. Have a 2011 378TS and couldn't figure out why /where fluid leaking from reservoir. After reading this and paying closer attention to area around cap noticed wet area. However I retracted and re-leveled and did not see fluid circulating when retracting. So I'm wondering if I should be concerned about fluid loss . There's no marking on the bottle to tell.

You're right there are no markings on the reservoir. I'm wondering how much oil is supposed to be in there. I am parked with my slides out and jacks down and have about an inch in the reservoir.

[Harleydriven]

i was at dealership few days ago an had conversation with tech,at first he said he cleaned everything off an i seen that,then he said he ran the levelers an no leak,i asked him to go out to motorhome with me, an he did. we took off battery box cover so we could see top of bottle easily.he put levers down an we watched,sure enough this time it leaked from under the cap,we took cap of an apart,all thats in there is a sponge,we dried sponge,best we figure an i agree is when coach sets sponge drys out so wwhen you use it once theres no problem sponge collects an drys out, if ffor some reason you have to retaract an level again right after first time now sponge is saturated an cap leaks, not much you can do about that but try an only level once or wait 10-15 min for sponge to dry out,its a manufacturing problem an he was going to follow up with a call to FR .. but i think its is what it is,with everything retracted an slides in fluid should be 1in. from top of bottle an thats where tech set it.hope this help some from my experinces ...

[fbconsults]

I have the same problem, the dealer ordered a new cap, hope that fixes the problem. I also have a leak in the rr jack.

I was under the coach while it was being serviced the other day, and found several of the blistered hydraulic hoses, one was leaking. Also found that the taillight wiring loom was not properly secured to the frame and had fallen against the exhaust heat shield, and the loom covering was melted. I don't think any of the wires are melted, but am going to point it out to the dealer and let them fix it. I used zip ties to secure it to the muffler bracket at the frame, so it won't get damaged any more.

The tech who was servicing the coach did a careful inspection under the coach, amazing what you can see when you can stand under it and look around. For the most part, he thought everything looked good. He works for a local RV dealer and is familiar with motorhomes, but this is the first Georgetown he has worked on.

Every time I look around I find something else that needs to be fixed. Almost everything is provided by another vendor, but it gets exasperating when you spend that kind of money and it spends as much time in the shop as on the road. The dealer has been good about fixing things and FR has approved all of the repairs, but it costs me $100.00 a trip in gas everytime I go in, and it has been in the shop at least ten times since I bought it in February of this year.

Just hope I can get all of the bugs worked out before the warranty expires. Funny thing, I love the coach and enjoy driving it, even with the bugs. I don't have another choice, I own it!!

Happy Trails, Forrest

[fbconsults]

I have the same problem, the dealer ordered a new cap, hope that takes care of the leak. I also have a jack that is leaking ordered.

I had the motorhome serviced the other day, and took the oppportunity to walk under and inspect everything. Interesting how much you can see when you can walk under it and look up.

The tech and I discovered several bulging and blistering hydraulic hoses, and one was leaking. He also found the wiring loom for the lights was not secured properly and was laying against the muffler heat shield and was melting away.

I don't think the wires are damaged, but we tied them to the muffler hangar at the frame until the dealer can inspect them.

It is exasperating when your coach spends as much time in the shop as at home, and it costs $100.00 in fuel everytime you take it in, and mine has been in the shop about ten times.

Most of the problems have been due to the parts supplied by other manufacturers, but it doesn't make you much happpier about the issues.

I still like to drive the coach and camp in it, I have to keep a positive attitude, because I own it, and have no choice. I just hope I can get everything taken care of before the warranty runs out.

Happy Trails, Forrest

[fbconsults]

Sorrry about the double post, I thought I lost the first one!!

Forrest

[Nomore9-5]

Originally Posted by nemo45

You're right there are no markings on the reservoir. I'm wondering how much oil is supposed to be in there. I am parked with my slides out and jacks down and have about an inch in the reservoir.

I've got about third to half which really didn't change with jacks retracted or when I was leveled ( maybe pad was level and didn't require jacks to extend too much) . We compared levels with friend that has GT 350 and he had same amount
I'm new to this but you'd think if I can extend slides and level unit there must be sufficient fluid available to make all this happen but it would be nice to know if I need to top up and by how much

[Harleydriven]

much has been said, has anyone gotten a dealer or fr or manufacturer to fix it ? thanks