Should I call for help?

Should I call for help?

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DocW

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315 posts

141 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Just driven last 650 miles into Monaco and some guy points out a pink slightly oily liquid on the front side drivers wheel. There were no signs of trouble on the journey and all fluid levels are fine. I tried to wash it off and it was a bit like a pale pink oil based liquid. It had no taste and I guess about 20 mls at the most was on the wheel. It seems to have stopped but what can it be? Is it just that I drove over some container of something or is there some vital liquid escaping.

thetees

263 posts

141 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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DocW said:
...It had no taste
yikes

So brake fluid levels ok then? Check for leaking nipple on top of the caliper.
If OK, I think you can proceed. Just keep an eye on it.



Edited by thetees on Friday 25th July 16:49

DocW

Original Poster:

315 posts

141 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Thanks, I will check that.

mikey k

13,011 posts

215 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Coolant is pink .
If it was on the outside of the wheel it has maybe come of another car.
If your levels are all ok ,don't panic.

DocW

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315 posts

141 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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I am very grateful for your help. It's great that I can ask for and receive help so quickly. The car is under cover at the Hotel de Paris at the moment so life is good. I will recheck the levels before setting off to Tuscany tomorrow.

KarlFranz

2,008 posts

269 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Could also be that one if your shocks is leaking badly depending on how big the puddle was.

Jon1967x

7,175 posts

123 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Hope everything is ok with the car - be a real shame if you had to extend your stay where you are - fixing the car would be the cheap part!

And hope the updated map works out there. Mines not ventured further than Wales

sunseeker

134 posts

199 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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Have you checked your power steering fluid?. It is red/pink in colour. Hope all it ok with the car.

DocW

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315 posts

141 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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KarlFranz said:
Could also be that one if your shocks is leaking badly depending on how big the puddle was.
Hi, only about 20 ml I would guess so not a large amount.
Tony. The reason I tasted it, apart from curiosity,
was that I thought coolant was sweet so the info may help. I've drunk most things!
Jon. Maps took me to the door but not sure my warranty will cover this temporary accommodation. smile

F1 NDW

1,116 posts

145 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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coolants also watery, everything else is oily.

DocW

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315 posts

141 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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sunseeker said:
Have you checked your power steering fluid?. It is red/pink in colour. Hope all it ok with the car.
Thanks. I will check my drivers manual and see where the reservoir is and how to examine the level. Busy start to the day under the bonnet of the car outside the hotel.

roughrider

975 posts

185 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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sunseeker said:
Have you checked your power steering fluid?. It is red/pink in colour. Hope all it ok with the car.
If its power steering fluid, DON'T drive the car until the leak has been stopped, as its VERY flammable..

RichB

51,431 posts

283 months

Friday 25th July 2014
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thetees said:
DocW said:
...It had no taste
yikes
Used to be a standard test to check if something was brake fluid, oil or coolant when I was a kid. You get to know the taste of these things.