both cars leaking same thing?

this is certainly a WTF moment.

we got a decent amount of snow this weekend, and in moving the cars around to shovel em out, i noticed both the impala and cutlass had bright yellow flourescent drips underneath them.

first thought was antifreeze, but these cars are running red dex, so thats a no go.

thought maybe its the a/c dye? dont know if this shows a color in plain daylight though.

wtfff...

not sure what it is, a location relative to the car would be good. Front of motor, back of of motor, left right center. etc.

You should ditch the dexcool too. Its corossive and loves to eat gaskets.

ac dye is yellowish in color and glows under a uv light. if you could pinpoint exactly where under the car it is leaking we could be more certain.

yeah. not gonna go digging under the cars in a foot of wet snow.

i mean this is bright ass yellow. my first thought was ac dye.

where was it in relation to the tire tracks. the whole AC system is on the passenger side. So it the leak was on the driver side then AC can be ruled out fairly strongly.

what color is your washer fluid? they do sell bright yellow fluid I think.

dead center on the imp at least.

runnin orange rainx stuff.

could possibly be brake fluid also

kinda wondered that too. but i read somewhere that it turns light brown or something as it absorbs water (snow) :\

someone's been peeing in the snow....


there's only so many fluids in a car.... trans is red... oil is gray/black(unless new but not bright yellow) brake fluid can be yellow.. a trace dye for a/c might be yellow... power steering(unsure of that one)... coolant... but your running red stuff... fuel is usually clear with a colored tint to it (for gas station identification)

i think that's everything

oh yeah... usually blue washer fluid

and the occasional fluid for heat exchangers on supercharged vehicles... not applicable to these vehicles of yours though

do you run the a/c's in the car in the winter or let them release preasure if its been cold and starts to warm up?

its probably yellow icemelt washer fluid.

i saw an orange puddle under my car and freaked for a sec before i realized it was rainX washer fluid.

what part of bright flourescent yellow dont you understand? rainx is NOT yellow. its dull orange.

the drips look like they could have come from a yellow highlighter.

and rags, the defrost is on about 90% of the time when its cold out, so yes, that means the a/c is on.

Justin, try this...

If you can't visually spot the leak based on the location of the drips, you gotta get old skool...

Put the car SECURELY (very securely - I can't stress this enough) up on ramps or stands, use a creeper to get under and then using a degreaser like Simple Green and a bunch of clean rags wipe down everything you can in the general vicinity of the leak. The point is to clean away all the accumulated grime that's hiding the source. Then, if simply cleaning it doesn't reveal the leak, have someone start the car and rev it/run the accessoroes while you look up at the engine - I'd wager that it will start dripping again and you should be able to eyeball the source. You may want to use goggles in case it drips into your face.

Under no circumstances get under the car unless it's rock solid on the ramps/stands even when you push against it hard.

Good luck!

thanks for the tip sir. ill have to borrow my rents garage though, my "driveway" is mud right now :D

i noticed bright flourescent yellow somewhere else today where my car hasnt been, on a side street near work. strrrrange.

..use that leakfrog

justin wrote:

what part of bright flourescent yellow dont you understand? rainx is NOT yellow. its dull orange.

and other brands of icemelt/winter formula washer fluids ARE a bright yellow.

and if its below freezing and you turn the defrost on most likely your ac is not working mine wont turn on below 35 degrees.

maybe a small animal pee'd under your car?

most cars the ac compressor turns on when the defrost is on. any car ive ever had, this has been the way.

cat pee isnt flourescent yellow.

what washer fluid do u use? as said before it could be just that...that **** gets everywhere.

i still see ur a smart ass as well Justin, nice to see some things havent changed.

its orange damnit.

its also freaking yellow

GlowinPontiac wrote:

its also freaking yellow

yeah windshield washer fluid can be blue too..... but he's been saying that what he uses in his cars is orange RAINX... not Prestone... not some store brand knock off... RAINX... he posted a picture... it's orange...not yellow


i guess you haven't figured out the leak yet? have you tried what imagox said to do?

THANK YOU

i dont understand how many times i have to say "its orange" for someone to listen.

its getting close to being a wisconsin spring - read, kinda cold, kinda warm - and all sortsa messy wet out in my driveway. i havent had a chance to check it out.

justin wrote:

THANK YOU i dont understand how many times i have to say "its orange" for someone to listen. its getting close to being a wisconsin spring - read, kinda cold, kinda warm - and all sortsa messy wet out in my driveway. i havent had a chance to check it out.

just use some of the yellow de-icer that you use on the driveway... the alcohol should dry it right up lol