I have noticed a leak of some kind of liquid from my car. It only leaks after my car is warmed up and driven. The other day i noticed a decent sized puddle under my car after driving. I looked under my car, and I think it is coming from the axle. It is about 1-1.5 feet inside of the front left wheel. The puddle that I found was sort of clear with a mild brownish color. The puddle also had that colored design in it (typical of oil), but this isnt an oil leak cuz i konw what oil looks like. Any ideas of what this could be?

 

axles dont have oil in them, there is a thick greese that is in there but no oil like.

you most likely have a leak comming from somewhere else but is dripping down by the axle.

depending on how cold out it is, or if you have a garage, you could jack up the car, or just look underneath and see if you can see other wet spots under the car.

 

could it be that your bearings went bad in your tranny and its leaking from the axle seal??

 

sounds like diffy bearings gone bad.

 

I have a thick clear fluid leaking from underneath my car. It is about 2 feet in from my front left tire. Any ideas of what it could be? Could it possible be gear oil for my tranny? I know 97 MAx's often have that problem with the bearings and it is expensive and a ***** to fix...i hope its not that, but is this maybe a tell tale sign of it? Please let me know what u think it may be.

 

its cmen. your car likes it when you touch it there. lol j/k, i really dont know, can u post a pic?

 

That's probably the driver side axle seal, which in turn means your tranny is on its way out. Sorry

 

WTF?? A thick clear fluid?? You're not describing it correctly. What color is it?

 

sure sounds like CLEAN tranny fluid.

 

its a clear fluid with a mild mild brownish tint to it. It is thicker than water. After reading FAQ's and other threads, i think that it may be my bearings dying. What do you guys think?

 

Could be brake fluid.

Why not throw the car up on some ramps and look up to see where the mess is coming from ?

 

Funny sh_t. LMAO

 

Thats what I was thinking....

Better get that checked out before you run into problems.

 

On the brake fluid. Or if you have a manual maybe clutch fluid. I always thought transmission fluid was supposed to be red.

 

how big of a leak are we talking? a 1 foot diameter puddle or a couple or droplets??

 

Brake fluid is certainly not thick. It is probably gear oil coming from a worn shaft seal.

 

the puddle's have been varying in size...depending on how long it sat for. Most of them were 4-8 inches in diamater. The biggest puddle was maybe 1 foot in diamater after my car sat for about 2 days. ill take pix tomw and post em

thx for your help

 

I have no idea what trans you have. Telling us that would be a smart thing to do. Auto fluid is pink/red, manual fluid is very light brown/clear. Brake fluid is also similar to that.

 

i have a 97 SE 5 speed with 70k miles. Would loss of brake fluid cause a squeeking sound? (almost like the brakes need to be replaced). I just had new brake pads put on, so i know its not my brake pads...but would loss the fluid cause the noise?

 

Do you have a factory or aftermarket shift ****? That might be the problem

 

Ahhhhhhh hahahahahahahaha. Funny, but stupid.

 

just get under that car, open the tranny fluid filling hole, stick your finger inside, and see if the liquid(tranny fluid) is about level with the opening. if it's level then probly something else.

 

and try to keep the car level as possible to geta more acurate test.

 

^Wouldn't raising the car be pointless then? You can access the fill hole just as easily from the top.

 

ive never dealt with 5 spd engine stuff. Can anyone give me directions as to getting to the tranny fluid hole?

 

Look in the FLUIDS forum. It's one of the STICKIES.

 

I'd sadly agree with that.

look at the tranny for wet spots.

 

the link for manual trans fluid/gear oil doesn work from the stickies

http://www.max-world.org/writeups/5t...rannymt90.html

anywhere else i can find out hwo to check tran/gear oil?

 

Post all your related questions in one thread so you don't have members 2nd guessing when they don't have to.