Mysterious leak

Post by **NewToVersa** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:46 pm

What liquid in the V is yellow'ish when on the snow? I think the car has a leak. Other then a seepping slave-cylinder or transmission... It seem to be comming from the middle of the car. Can't see any leaks from looking inside the engine bay.

Post by **Versa Madness** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:51 pm

Don't eat the yellow snow!

My first thought is it COULD BE coolant. What sort of volume of fluid are you seeing?

Post by **NewToVersa** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:09 pm

Coolant should be green. +-3/4 of a once

Post by **XterraVersa** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:28 pm

Yellow could be gear oil or fluid from failed shock. Radiator fluid could look yellow if the snow dilutted it enough.

Pretty sure the ATF fluid is red, don't know what color the CVT fluid is.

Crawl under the V with a flash light & look to see if it is still dripping.
Modified by XterraVersa at 5:47 PM 3/13/2008

Post by **NewToVersa** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:36 pm

Could be gear oil. Maybe slave-cylinder sweating? the fluid looks yellow. Gear oil and motor oil arent yellow

Post by **XterraVersa** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:47 pm

The gear oil & diff fluid in my Xterra was yellow when I wiped it up with a paper towel.

If you lost that much brake fluid, you would be able to tell.

Power steering maybe? Also Yellow on the Xterra.

Post by **NewToVersa** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 1:53 pm

Can't tell if the car drive different, seem normal. Thanks to all. I'll go to the dealer tomorrow. Will write the result...

Post by **frankoV** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:53 pm

XterraVersa wrote:
Power steering maybe?

I thought it was electric-assisted PS.

Post by **XterraVersa** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:14 pm

frankohabs wrote:I thought it was electric-assisted PS.

It is electric. But I don't know if it is an electricaly driven pump vs belt driven or ???

Post by **Ever Victorious** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:23 pm

XterraVersa wrote:
It is electric. But I don't know if it is an electricaly driven pump vs belt driven or ???

Yes.

Subaru's electric steering pump back in the 80's used a special yellow fluid, so it's possible that our pump uses a yellow fluid.

CLEAN motor oil is yellow.

Cooldex (100k coolant) is orange, which could theoretically dilute to yellow.

Post by **frankoV** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:28 pm

Seems there is no fluid, therefore all electric.

http://216.95.200.12/files/own...n.pdf

I actually spent a long time searching for a PS reservoir when I bought mine.

Post by **NewToVersa** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:49 am

UPDATE: Got back from the dealer. They said it was a loose radiator hose clip and lots of condensation in the exhaust. Condensation spewing out off the muffler. All the crap that got wash-out of the exhaust pipping.

Post by **gmader2001** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 5:52 pm

Good to know because i noticed the same thing when i moved my car with fresh snow under it and it was yellow and it seem like it came from the middle of the car

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