fluids in your driveway

[shogun]

Light brown or black stains (medium consistency) = engine oil

Reddish/light brown/black (thinner or thicker consistency) found near center of car = transmission

Reddish/light brown or Light Green (thin consistency) = power steering
system (use ATF in BMWs or Pentosin CHF 11 S hydraulic fluid in cars with rear self leveling)

Clear/Slightly Brown and slick (medium consistency) = brake fluid
Reddish/light brown/black (thick consistency) found at rear of car = differential fluid

Yellow/Green/ Pink/ BMW Blue and slimy (thin consistency) = coolant
Clear shiny liquid (thin consistency) = water (AC drainage)

Clear/Yellow (thin consistency) smells like urine = pee (probably from your pet, rodent, or teen-ager/friend/neighbor that got drunk the night before)

If I forgot one...feel free to add or correct.

Written by: QSilver7

[Alexlind123]

lols at the last one

[CharlesAFerg]

I was lolling and i found #6.

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

white sticky liquid by the passenger side door = last night's hot date spit rather than swallowed.

[632 Regal]

pictures?

white sticky liquid by the passenger side door = last night's hot date spit rather than swallowed.

[92E34]

#8: yellowish/clear/reddish fluid found at corners of car--> blinker light fluid.

[Claude]

Light brown or black stains (medium consistency) = engine oil

Reddish/light brown/black (thinner or thicker consistency) found near center of car = transmission

Reddish/light brown or Light Green (thin consistency) = power steering
system (use ATF in BMWs or Pentosin CHF 11 S hydraulic fluid in cars with rear self leveling)

Clear/Slightly Brown and slick (medium consistency) = brake fluid
Reddish/light brown/black (thick consistency) found at rear of car = differential fluid

Yellow/Green/ Pink/ BMW Blue and slimy (thin consistency) = coolant
Clear shiny liquid (thin consistency) = water (AC drainage)

Clear/Yellow (thin consistency) smells like urine = pee (probably from your pet, rodent, or teen-ager/friend/neighbor that got drunk the night before)

If I forgot one...feel free to add or correct.

Written by: QSilver7

This help to pinpoint a potential trouble on the car, but could you also suggest ways to ged rid of all those stains on alsphalt driveway (to sip oil out of it) ?

[Macv]

Thats what I thought this was going to be at first. Both are very handy.

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

for concrete

TSP = trisodium phosphate
or

Muratic acid for bad stains

for asphalt black top = for a fresh spill, put concrete mix (just the powder to soak and bind the oil) periodcally reseal with black pitch. (oils deatroy black top and reduce it to gravel)

[632 Regal]

I use cat litter (the clay type) and work it into the spill and sweep it away. Works great.