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Old 02-08-2009, 05:49 PM
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I moved the car out of the garage today to give it a quick rince & noticed there's some orange fluid leaking from the bottom of my car. There's only a very small puddle that had already dried up, so I'm guessing it's leaking very slowly.

I didn't get a chance to take a picture, but it's leaking from somewhere under the middle of the car (around the seat area) and not the front of the car.

Can anyone please help me identify what this orange color fluid is?

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Old 02-08-2009, 06:08 PM
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could be antifreeze or maybe transmission fluid...
have you checked your hoses and the radiator?
Old 02-08-2009, 06:31 PM
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im not a mechanic but if its in the middle of the car then my best guess would be tranny fluid. from what I have dealt with, tranny fluid is a red color. take a look at the gasket on the transmission
Old 02-08-2009, 06:40 PM
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there shouldent be any orange fluid out of your car at all.
Old 02-08-2009, 07:15 PM
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I don't recall ever putting any orange liquid in the car. Sorry.
Old 02-08-2009, 08:40 PM
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i looks like a dark orange color ... maybe it's red ....

anyway i'll get it checked out tomorrow
Old 02-09-2009, 06:31 AM
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It could be a leaking battery. Sometimes battery acid is orange because it has rusted some of the metal on the way to the garage floor.
Old 02-09-2009, 04:17 PM
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i told you to fill the washer fluid with the blue jug. and you didn't even put the cap back on.




ps... yes... it's orange drank.
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Leaking fluid from the middle of your car?

Old 02-09-2009, 05:34 PM
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if its automatic tranny, it could be leaking from tranny. Power steering fluid is orange/red too. Jack up the car and see where its wet. I dont see the point of this thread.
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