this morning i move my car out of my driveway to shovel snow and i saw light brown( looks like oil) spots in the snow toward the front end of my car.... any ideas as to what it is????

I checked my oil,power stearing,brake fluids... am i leaving anything out.... like my struts or something could be leaking??????

 

Hmmm, tough one. Did you just change your oil? Could have been some left from the spillage from the filter, if not get under there and find out what it is and where it is coming from!

 

...gulp... Could it be a cracked block??

 

Well Its Tough To Get Under The Car With 20 Inches Of Snow On The Ground. I Know Its Not Oil Because I Changed It About A Month Ago And The Levels Are Fine....... This Might Sound Stupid Where Exacly Would I Look To See If The Block Is Cracked??

It Was Toward The Front Right Side Of My Car .... Do Struts Leak Like That????

 

Has it done it again since ? It could be something or it could be absolutely nothing. Who knows, maybe the spot was there before you parked it ?

Potentially struts could leak. Your car is under warranty.....if it is doing this on a regular basis just bring it in and have it checked. Any other diagnosis would just be speculation.

Good luck with it.

Bob

 

Prolly just road dirt and grime melting off the car from all the snow and ice. That would be my guess since you're sure it's not oil.

 

Maxium's probably right. If you just parked after being out in the snow it's most likely just road grime.

 

Well your oil drain plug and filter are on the right side, very close to the tire. If these locations are secure then pull the wheel and inspect the strut. If you have checked all your fluids and none are leaking then you have to go back to square one and make sure that fluid on the ground came from your car. 20 inches? WOW

So glad I got out of there before the snow came.

Drive carefully.

 

thanks a lot guys i just took my car in today 1/27 to get my rear stablizer bar replaced (squeaking in the rear) and told the guy to look at the front struts, wouldnt you know it was leaking, SO THEY REPLACED IT FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 2 months !!!!! its unbelievable how bad the struts are in this car but as long as i have the warranty i wont complain too much.


as far as the 20 inches the car handled pretty well, being the only car on the road in that weather let me play around with her too, kind of fun.


THANKS AGAIN GUYS