[oilman]

hey guys, new to the forum....I have a question....I have a leak coming from middle of the car...maybe front middle>? not sure but its dark....and it does not leak all the time....but I have noticed that when I drive the car a lot....it sits overnight and when I get ready to go to wk. the next morning I notice.....but when I come home from wk....that stain on the ground is gone....am I imagining this?? help....thx....
ken

 

[pacolino]

hey guys, new to the forum....I have a question....I have a leak coming from middle of the car...maybe front middle>? not sure but its dark....and it does not leak all the time....but I have noticed that when I drive the car a lot....it sits overnight and when I get ready to go to wk. the next morning I notice.....but when I come home from wk....that stain on the ground is gone....am I imagining this?? help....thx....
ken

Could be a condensate from your A/C, also did you check your coolant level?

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[oilman]

Could be a condensate from your A/C, also did you check your coolant level?

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yes....coolant is fine....not running hot or anything .....does the condensation look dark like that?...what color would it be?

 

[pacolino]

yes....coolant is fine....not running hot or anything .....does the condensation look dark like that?...what color would it be?

Try not to use your A/C for a day and see if still comes out, so you'll eliminate one possibility

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[oilman]

I tried that ....and nothing ....but when I use ac ....the condensation is on ground....but also overnight....it looks as if oil is under car....but could it be from condensation as well?

 

[oilman]

but no check engine light is on....no warning lights are on....oil is fine in car....im clueless....

 

[oilman]

any ideas?

 

[Chevy_Country]

If you pull your car forward, get out and dip your index finger in it, if your finger has water on it then it's condensation, I run the a.c. in mine and it compensates all night too, *oem dexcool is orangeish* coolant can also be a greenish or a yellowish color, red ish is transmission fluid, and if it has a smell it could be windshield wash fluid

Sounds like condensation because of location/color you describe, levels are fine, and you only notice it when parked and the stain goes away during day, when sun is given chance to evaporate the water

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[Tomko]

If you pull your car forward, get out and dip your index finger in it, if your finger has water on it then it's condensation, I run the a.c. in mine and it compensates all night too, if it's a greenish or a yellowish color it's coolant, red ish is transmission fluid, and if it has a smell it could be windshield wash fluid

Sounds like condensation because of location/color you describe, levels are fine, and you only notice it when parked and the stain goes away during day, when sun is given chance to evaporate the water

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OEM Dex-Cool is orange.

I wonder if it might be something oozing out of one of the half-shafts.

 

[Chevy_Country]

Coolant is orange.

My antifreeze/coolant "dexos equivelant" is like glow in the dark green

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[obermd]

A clear fluid on pavement can appear dark in certain light conditions, such as early morning. Next time you see it stop the car and get out and check. Most likely it's water that's dripped of the A/C condenser coils overnight. How humid has it been recently.

 

[MP81]

I usually just take the "touch it" approach. You can get a better idea of the true color with it on your finger - and you can get a whiff of it too (only helpful if you know what smells like what).

After my wife blew her right side tires on the curb a few weeks back, under her car (where she parked it right after) I saw a puddle, but after doing that test, determined it just to be water. It was black asphalt (quite new) so it looked like oil at first.

 

[oilman]

I put my finger in it this morning ....it looked black a little sticky....but then again....I had a old car that leaked oil there for 2 years and never cleaned the concrete.....****....not sure...I wonder if u put water in a old oil stained concrete...will it look like the car has been leaking?

if the car was leaking oil or coolant...would any warning lights come on?

 

[Rivergoer]

I put my finger in it this morning ....it looked black a little sticky....but then again....I had a old car that leaked oil there for 2 years and never cleaned the concrete.....****....not sure...I wonder if u put water in a old oil stained concrete...will it look like the car has been leaking?

if the car was leaking oil or coolant...would any warning lights come on?

Put a piece of cardboard down when you park for the night. CEL (warning lights) won't necessarily come on.

Check back after the cardboard thing, might help isolate your leaking fluid from road gunk already present on your parking spot.

 

[oilman]

Put a piece of cardboard down when you park for the night. CEL (warning lights) won't necessarily come on.

Check back after the cardboard thing, might help isolate your leaking fluid from road gunk already present on your parking spot.

thx I will do that tonight