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Old 04-25-2010, 01:53 AM
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So ive been thinking my car has been leaking oil, leaving spots on the driveway about the size of a baseball. So I was working on my car in the garage 2nite, and after i pulled it out i noticed a baseball size puddle on the ground but it was where the rear of the car was parked so now i know its not the engine leaking oil. It wasnt gas, though, it was light brown in color and smelled almost spicy like jalapeno and egg. Only other option would be differential fluid but i thought that was very thick where this liquid was really thin in viscosity.

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Old 04-25-2010, 03:00 AM
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break fluid?

Look at your diff under the car. if the leak is that serious, you are going to see it collecting around whatever area it is leaking from. You will def see it.
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Old 04-25-2010, 08:43 AM
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I think its probably diff fluid, especially if it smells nasty. I just had the same issue when they did my gears they must have bent the cover so it didn't line up again or they didn't seal it right. The oil basically looked like motor oil when I touched it.
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