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Old 11-27-05, 08:07 PM
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Some sort of leak, thinking coolant....

Today, after moving my car, I noticed a very interesting thing. A milky white and oily substance puddled beneath my car. At first, I freaked because I've read here that milky white=coolant. However, upon closer inspection, after touching and smelling this... stuff, I became quite puzzled. It was greasy and smelled greasy, as well. So now I'm thinking something on the driveshaft side of things... gear lube or something, maybe... any ideas? I can get some pictures, too, need be.

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I took some pics of it. Sorry about the rain, I couldn't make it go away...




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Old 11-29-05, 07:41 AM
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Looks like oil film mixed with rain water. Your best clue would be to consider what part of the car the puddle was under.
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See, that's kinda what I originally thought, but it was the smell of grease that made me think otherwise. I'm not home anymore, either, so I've got to do some detective work, I guess.

Thanks for the inpout.
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