A few days ago I walked out to find a puddle of oil or hydraulic fluid under my headlight. Not even sure if this is the proper forum but any ideas what it would be? Car fluid levels are good...are there shock absorbers behind the bumper? Fluid was on passenger side where no oil lines run. Is it my blinker fluid? The car still operates normally so I'm not that worried about it but would like to know.
What is this puddle under my headlight?
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I hope that was a joke.
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+1 on it being the bumper shock. Although it could be a crack in the blinker fluid reservoir too. cwm9
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Gotta be blinker fluid. It is that time of year, of course. Don't forget to refill with the winter viscosity.
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The driveway is asphalt but like any logical being I immediately touched the puddle to get an idea of the color, feel and smell of the fluid (I think most chemists tell you this is the first and most important thing to do with an unknown substance...just kidding of course).
It was a light amber color, definitely not dirty motor oil and didn't appear to be tranny fluid. I suppose it could have been power steering fluid, however the car was parked uphill in the driveway and this was definitely underneath the headlight far away from any fluid lines that I could see. I would think most vital fluids would have run back underneath the car.
So it sounds like a bumper shock...although if its blinker fluid, this could be a vital oversight.
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