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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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Okay so after doing my brakes now any time I park when I come back to my car I can expect to find a nice puddle of this black liquid. Its not oil and its over to the left towards the front of the car. Any ideas?
 
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 02:50 PM
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Check brake, coolant, engine oil andpower steering fluid levels.
 
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 02:59 PM
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If its black and not oil maybe its brake fluid leaking into a fender or something and picking up crap from the road while you drive then drips out while your parked. Or if its dripping and running across something dirty like the bottom of the oil pan before you see it.
 
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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Im assuming its brake fluid. But I have not gotten the low brake fluid warning and every tim I bark I have the soccer ball sized wetspot but everything seems fine.
 
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 03:35 PM
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best bet then is to park it and watch it for 15 minutes and see where its coming from...
 
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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is it so hard to get down to feel it or smell it? even taste it if u have to ... if you have no idea what it is, u have oil, brake and power steering fluids in ur car to compare to …..
 
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 04:23 PM
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I believe its brake fluid like i said I just re-didi my back brakes. What concerns me is seeing such large wet spots everytime I park
 
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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Thats real bad.

You should pull your back wheels off and see where its leaking from, before your brakes fail on you completely.

Probably either a bad caliper, or you have a hole in your brake line, or the connection is not tight and leaking.

Have someone push the brake pedal while you are looking at it, you should be able to see where its coming from pretty easily.
 
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 05:13 PM
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I think you need to get under there and investigate the problem ( no point guessing ) when its your breaks also could it be theaircon that drips when you park up the ice drops off??
 
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