help identifying mysterious puddle on driveway?

[RS6]

Gone out to the car tonight to see a puddle of fluid from the drivers side area,

Looked under the car from the plastic under tray there is a triangle shaped vent the fluid seems to be coming from there dripping away, is it water? or coolent something i need to get looked at?, or just a drain?

bit gutted tbh

[MikkiJayne]

Definitely coolant? Prime candidate for driver's side coolant leaks is the oil cooler plastic pipe. Best to get the tray off and have a look around the engine. The oil cooler leak will drip down under the alternator.

There's a how-to here: http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articl...reinstall.html

Not a fun job, but fairly important if it is that.

[Ameiseuk]

I think MJ quoted this before?.....it its not leaking something then theres no fluid left in it.

Theres a similar saying about landrover defenders

Have just spent the evening pulling a rocker cover off to fix a leaky gasket. Have been driving round for the last two weeks breathing in burning oil fumes!

Welcome to D2 ownership!

[RS6]

Yeah will have a look tomorrow jack it up its clear fluid slightly sticky I think

coolent bottle looks fine and level correct

[Ameiseuk]

Could be power steering fluid.
Is it from the passenger side?

[briang9]

Originally Posted by Ameiseuk

I think MJ quoted this before?.....it its not leaking something then theres no fluid left in it.

Theres a similar saying about landrover defenders

Have just spent the evening pulling a rocker cover off to fix a leaky gasket. Have been driving round for the last two weeks breathing in burning oil fumes!

Welcome to D2 ownership!

I must have been lucky, had mine over 6 years so far and nothing has leaked, hope I am not tempting fate...

Hopefully it might just be condensate from one of the drains on yours....

[MikkiJayne]

Soak some up on a bit of white paper to get a better idea of what it is.

Pale pink and watery - coolant
Clear & odourless - AC condensation
Green (fresh) / light brown (old) - PS fluid (usually driver's side)
Light brown & stinky - diff oil
Light brown (fresh) / dark brown (old) - engine oil
Yellow (fresh) / grey brown (old) and a bit fishy - gearbox oil
Bright red - oops, check for missing or damaged digits

[tintin]

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

Soak some up on a bit of white paper to get a better idea of what it is.

Pale pink and watery - coolant
Clear & odourless - AC condensation
Green (fresh) / light brown (old) - PS fluid (usually driver's side)
Light brown & stinky - diff oil
Light brown (fresh) / dark brown (old) - engine oil
Yellow (fresh) / grey brown (old) and a bit fishy - gearbox oil
Bright red - oops, check for missing or damaged digits

Very good - useful and funny

[RS6]

thanks mikkijayne i've stuck an empty ice cream tub over it see what it looks like in the morning

[Ameiseuk]

Originally Posted by MikkiJayne

Pale pink and watery - coolant
Clear & odourless - AC condensation
Green (fresh) / light brown (old) - PS fluid (usually driver's side)
Light brown & stinky - diff oil
Light brown (fresh) / dark brown (old) - engine oil
Yellow (fresh) / grey brown (old) and a bit fishy - gearbox oil
Bright red - oops, check for missing or damaged digits

This need printed as a sticker for under the bonnet...."How to identify what's leaking from your Audi"