06-28-2019, 11:44 AM | #11 |
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Are any of the bushings up there oil-filled? Zee Germans love them some oil-filled bushings. And they crack, then leak.
Usually that oil smells pretty nasty, though. Shock oil also tends to smell pretty terrible. |
06-28-2019, 11:49 AM | #12 |
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No smell and not oily. Seem slightly thicker than just water, but that could be dirt.
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06-28-2019, 11:50 AM | #13 |
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Shock would be my guess . . . unless there is an empty 7-11 slurpee cup in the back seat
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06-28-2019, 06:23 PM | #14 |
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Nick for the win.
Took it in. Unable to find a source. Nothing is leaking, not shocks, brakes, transmission, nothing... Looks like it may have been some sort of dumping of water/condensation. Very odd. |
06-28-2019, 07:24 PM | #15 |
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AC usually dumps up front. Reddish from good ole Northeast winter...
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06-28-2019, 08:43 PM | #16 |
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Has your humility level risen over the last few days? Ours has... Ive always noticed A/C moisture drops in that pattern on various cars,,,
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06-28-2019, 10:30 PM | #17 |
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The car had. It been run in about a week. How might that play in?
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06-29-2019, 02:56 AM | #18 |
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Probably a clogged drain hole that unclogged itself.
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06-29-2019, 06:35 AM | #19 | |
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It ended up being oil ... but then again the engine was in the back too so don’t go by me |
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06-29-2019, 08:42 PM | #20 |
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One of my favorites was going to JV's for something one day (probably to flip tires) opening the door to the shop and seeing a puddle of fuel under the red car. This was near the end of the 330Ci's phase of breaking while sitting still.
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