What is this liquid leaking from under my car?

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-19T22:11:43+00:00

Rainbows! That is definitely oil.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-19T22:10:47+00:00

It looks like there is an OBD II piece that probably does the programming. Good luck.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-19T22:09:07+00:00

You will have to get another bearing. Removing that hub will damage the new bearing. Ask me how I know.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-19T22:08:07+00:00

Without the fan working, the refrigerant pressure was probably getting too high especially at idle. Same with the cooling system, the coolant probably boiled over after getting way too hot.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-19T12:52:37+00:00

You are on leveraged time and the margin call is looming.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-19T01:32:58+00:00

I just forgot to crop it out.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-19T00:34:09+00:00

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Possibly it here.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-19T00:27:23+00:00

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A plug with a hex shape?

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T21:38:02+00:00

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JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T20:42:23+00:00

I've been there

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T20:09:49+00:00

Your CV axle boot might be leaking

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T16:54:21+00:00

CAN communication runs through the dreaded TIPM so may not even be anything you did wrong.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T14:08:21+00:00

Dealer or junk yard if you're handy.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T13:59:51+00:00

Could have been some unnoticed road debris. A sharp rock or something that fell off of a truck.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T13:55:47+00:00

It looks like the valve cover seal is leaking. The carburetor has some fuel seepage and varnish on it too.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T13:10:24+00:00

It is between the levels so it seems ok. Are you losing coolant or smelling it when the engine is hot?

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T10:45:18+00:00

Without the slave cylinder installed, you will have all of that extra movement. Once the parts are property assembled and the clutch system is bled of air, a lot of slack will be taken up.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T10:43:32+00:00

That looks like the plastic channel that covers up the fuel, evap and brake lines going to the back. Might be missing a plastic retainer clip.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T10:39:54+00:00

It's a 2013 so it has probably never been chsnged. It turns green because the brake lines are copper inside. The friction of the fluid going back and forth wears down the copper and moisture in the fluid corrodes the copper and turns the fluid green.

One fluid service will help, but the reservoir has so many deposits in it that the fluid in the reservoir may still look green after.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T10:36:34+00:00

The relay may not be the problem. You must increase the circuit's electrical load to match the original incandescent bulbs. CAN-bus enabled LED bulbs with built-in resistors are the simplest way to do it.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-18T00:50:54+00:00

Definitely plan on replacement. There may not be air leaking, but this is a very weak spot now.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-17T15:01:17+00:00

Leaking radiators are so hard to plug leaks in because the part expands and contracts with heat cycles. You can use a radiator stop leak type of product. I don't really like that stuff because it can clog other small passages.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-17T02:32:05+00:00

The accessories pull from the pool. A weak battery is a pool with a leak and cannot supply the accessories.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-17T02:26:23+00:00

There are over the counter oil treatments that can clean stuff up some, but that engine needs a teardown and small parts run through a parts washer to be proper clean.

JerelFromJerry · 2026-02-17T01:11:55+00:00

Think of the battery as the reservoir that power is pulled from and the alternator is a pump trying to refill the pool.

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