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03knight
11-23-2011, 04:29 PM
im not sure what it is but every morning theres a puddle on the ground i opened the hood to see what it was and i couldnt find the culprit, i can say its not oil,coolant, brake fluid or power steering fluid

it kindve looks like water but it feels like oil
MM2004
11-23-2011, 04:32 PM
What does it smell like, and can you determine where under the hood it is coming from?

ie: front driver side, rear, etc..

What color is it and do you have the A/C or defrost on?

Mike.
03knight
11-23-2011, 04:39 PM
it has no smell and looking at the puddle and where the cars parked it looks like the front center of the engine some where ...

and no a/c or defrost
fastblackmerc
11-23-2011, 04:45 PM
I bet it's either condensation from the heat / AC system or the drain in the cowl.
MM2004
11-23-2011, 04:46 PM
it has no smell and looking at the puddle and where the cars parked it looks like the front center of the engine some where ...

and no a/c or defrost

Is your anti-freeze reservoir full and what color is it? (green or Gold)

Mike.
03knight
11-23-2011, 04:49 PM
i believe the antifreeze is green, but if it is condensation why would it have that oil feeling
Krytin
11-23-2011, 05:44 PM
i believe the antifreeze is green, but if it is condensation why would it have that oil feeling

Because it's antifreeze mix.
I had an incident like this - one time only. It was dripping from bottom of radiator support and amounted to about 6 to 8 oz of fluid. Could not find the source of any leak and it never happened again.
fastblackmerc
11-23-2011, 07:59 PM
i believe the antifreeze is green, but if it is condensation why would it have that oil feeling

Dripping on the engine then on the ground.

If there is any anti-freeze in it then it should smell "sweet".
03knight
11-23-2011, 10:01 PM
thats what i thought also, it has no smell or color to it, ill check again tomorow
tbone
11-23-2011, 10:30 PM
Everyone has to relieve themself once in a while.:rolleyes:
ctrlraven
11-24-2011, 12:34 AM
Try putting a paper towel or cardboard under the area and then letting it collect on that so you can further test it.
GetMeMyStogie
11-24-2011, 07:08 PM
Move your car away from the puddle one morning, and go out and and soak some up with a white kleenex/facial tissue. Take a pic of that and post it here, and we might be able to help more. If you can, put an identifiable red and green object in the pic as well, so that the pic exposes the hue of the collected liquid. I'm thinking one or two beer bottle caps should work.
sailsmen
11-24-2011, 07:25 PM
Give it a lick. Is it sweet, bitter, oily or make me want to gag?
03knight
11-25-2011, 11:49 PM
i found what it is thats leaking, its the little round cylinder looking thing that sits under the coolant overflow it has a sensor screwed into it and thats whats leaking the sensor

i no its something with the AC so i guess its leaking freon but i cut the ac on high to see if it would leak out but nothing came out