Yellow Liquid & Garage Condensation
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About 8 weeks ago I put the Monaro away in the garage for Winter.
I leave a bit of cardboard under her so its easy to spot if anything leaks.
While tinkering around in the garage the other evening I decided to to take a look at the cardboard. I was alarmed to find a couple of fresh spots of yellow liquid on it.
Looking under the car it seems they had dripped from the cats.
The liquid was as thin as water and odourless.
After checking that all the fluid levels were ok, I realised that not one of them was the same colour as the stuff on the cardboard.
However I also noticed that the engine bay had had droplets of water all over it.
On closer inspection the garage floor under the car was damp, the exhaust system was soaked and the side parked closest to the wall was also covered in droplets of water.
I'm pretty fussy about my car so I set up a fan heater to dry off the underside and took a hair-dryer to the engine bay.
Since then the car has been bone dry all over and no more drips have appeared on the cardboard.
The roads were dry today so I took her out for a good long blast to make sure I burnt off any condensation that might be hanging around.
So I have a couple of questions.....
1. What could the yellow liquid be? Since the whole underside has been bone dry for days, I reckon it must have been dirty/discoloured water?
2. Apart from getting a dehumidifier, what steps can I take to reduce the condensation build up in the garage?
I leave a bit of cardboard under her so its easy to spot if anything leaks.
While tinkering around in the garage the other evening I decided to to take a look at the cardboard. I was alarmed to find a couple of fresh spots of yellow liquid on it.
Looking under the car it seems they had dripped from the cats.
The liquid was as thin as water and odourless.
After checking that all the fluid levels were ok, I realised that not one of them was the same colour as the stuff on the cardboard.
However I also noticed that the engine bay had had droplets of water all over it.
On closer inspection the garage floor under the car was damp, the exhaust system was soaked and the side parked closest to the wall was also covered in droplets of water.
I'm pretty fussy about my car so I set up a fan heater to dry off the underside and took a hair-dryer to the engine bay.
Since then the car has been bone dry all over and no more drips have appeared on the cardboard.
The roads were dry today so I took her out for a good long blast to make sure I burnt off any condensation that might be hanging around.
So I have a couple of questions.....
1. What could the yellow liquid be? Since the whole underside has been bone dry for days, I reckon it must have been dirty/discoloured water?
2. Apart from getting a dehumidifier, what steps can I take to reduce the condensation build up in the garage?
Thanks for all your help guys.
The boiler is in the corner of the garage which probably isn't helping either.
I'll look into a dehumidifier.
A carcoon would be ideal but it is only a Vauxhall that been used as a daily drive for most of its life. While its not in bad condition, its not showroom either.
The boiler is in the corner of the garage which probably isn't helping either.
I'll look into a dehumidifier.
A carcoon would be ideal but it is only a Vauxhall that been used as a daily drive for most of its life. While its not in bad condition, its not showroom either.
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