JETpilot76

Well I appreciate you looking. I've found a couple myself now, but it seems like each one is more pricey than the last. Time I bite the bullet, but one of em and pray. Thank you again for your time and effort.

That works for me. Just let me know. Is there something on the car that can be causing these things to fail? I'm the second owner and finding little bit and pieces of things missing already. Is there a part that the previous owner could have replaced with the wrong part that could be causing the failures?

Sorry for the delay in the pics. I had a trip and then thought I had another unit found but was sent a Bosch unit rather than a Nippon. But the pics here show the unit. I have a pen pointing to the area where it is leaking. The pen is pointing at a bolt, but it's actually squirting out at the cylinder behind the bolt under that same lip area. This part number is a Nippon 26731 AA002. I've found another place that has one but he's charging 2.5 times what the first was charging. Adding in the labor costs and this thing is getting expensive quick. It's a shame because the car drives great, it's just this problem that refuses to go away! But thanks again for every ones help so far.

I've taken plenty of pics trying to show the problem area, but I just can't figure out how to post them. Guess cars are not the only thing I'm inept at. I can email them if you like.

I purchased the part from the place in San Antonio and had it installed. Tried out the brakes and it has the same exact problem! I was wrong about where the fluid was coming from though. I originally thought it was coming from a screw hole, but it was actually coming from a cylinder on the bottom and just spraying the screw when it leaked. Is it just bad luck or is this a problem with these units?

I wish it was just a brake line fitting. Now knowing the part I was trying to describe, do you know if those things are still not prone to failures?

I took a look at the fittings and unless it is tucked away somewhere where I can't get a good look at it, I don't think it's it. I'll have to go find a small mirror to inspect underneath it, but it seems like all the fitting are on the top. Maybe I have misspoke as to the unit name. But the module itself has a black box with big white ABS lettering on it and with maybe four black hyd lines coming out the side of it leading to this golden colored box about twice the size of the black box. Only labeling I can find on it is "Nippon." But on this golden tinted box there are the 4 screws that go through it and then bolt down to a bottom plate. The one on the back right leaks out of the bottom of the unit where the screw comes out. I don't know if I accurately described it or not, but my mechanical skills and knowledge are obviously limited. And Larry I sent you an email about the part. Please let me know if that's what you have or not. Thank you. This is what the piece that is driving me insane looks like. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ABS-PUMP-Legacy-1990-90-1991-91-/150505510049?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item230ad3d4a1 The third pic, the screw in the upper left corner.

I tried that about a week ago and it worked a little bit. But was still leaking. As bad as this sounds I would try to keep a little air in the lines because when it was fully bled and the pedal pressed the pressure build up would shoot it through the leaking area. Tried tightening it again and it didn't help at all. So I am now looking for a replacement part.

Well that's good to know about the years. Thank you for the all replies. Now the next task is finding one and having someone with more skill than myself install it.

The scrap yard was my initial thought. Was just worried about getting an old one with the same problem. Glad to hear it's a rare problem. Can I use one from a different year or is it year specific?

Hi all. Not sure if any one has had this problem but I have recently purchased a fine running 1992 Legacy but the brake fluid keeps needing to be refilled. I traced the leak down to a ABS hydraulic control unit leakage. If you are standing at the hood, the back right screw area literally squirts any time more than 50% brake is applied. It's getting to the point to where I need to stop on the way home and refill it if traffic is bad and I have to brake a lot. I've tried torquing it down more, but it seems to just piss the little gremlin inside off more and more fluid seems to get released. Anybody have any fixes that doesn't involve installing a new unit that costs 2x the amount I paid for the car? Thanks in advance for the help. Oh and a quick edit. If worse case happens and I have to buy another unit, any one know what years would be compatible?