Clear Fluid leaking from front middle
Guys, I am learning more as I go here however I have recently developed some kind of small leak near the front middle of my F150 2013. On the paper I used to find out the color...it is mainly clear but slightly yellow. I let the truck sit overnight without turning it on and it still leaked a little bit. I have checked all the fluids and cant seem to figure it out. Any ideas?
Brake fluid?
Some power steering fluids are clear.
I checked the brake fluid level in the reservoir and it is good. Let me send a couple more pics from under the body
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What color is your antifreeze? Doubt it is this but severely diluted yellow could produce this result
Compressor oil?
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Window fluid? Do you have yellow or the rainX orange in reservoir?
Nope..no yellow or rainXorange in the window fluid reservoir.. When I get home today from work I will check the fluid levels again...also no error codes from obd2 that I have seen so far
From the pictures I want to say transfer case fluid. Difficult to exactly tell what is leaking or what is being leaked onto. Is this fluid causing the rust in that one picture? If So, brake fluid will rust metal and eat paint. It is hygroscopic.
Hard to tell from the photos, but from one it appears you have a 6R80 transmission. Check the bulkhead connector to the transmission. If you don't know what it looks like, look on the net. It is an electrical connection to the transmission, round, and fairly large. The connector acts as a gasket keeping fluid in. They tend to leak after time and require replacement. You have to drop the pan to change the connector. Part is not expensive, but care must be taken in changing as any static electric charge from your hands across any of the pins could short out the solenoid pack it is connected to. Also, your vehicle uses gold coolant which could account for the orange/yellow color. You can get a loner tool from an auto parts store to check for leaks. Attach it to the radiator and pump it up to about 10 pounds PSI. If you have a leak in the cooling system, you will see it squirting everywhere.
Thanks! I had a family member get the chance to take a look at the drip and they mentioned it was coolant. However we both didnt think it smelled like coolant. I have been wanting to get a pressure test kit so I will probably do a little research and buy one off of Amazon. I would def like to figure out the problem myself if I can before I just resort to just taking it into the shop. I greatly appreciate all the responses!
These pressure kits are worth the money. I have fixed so many cars with my kit. One I fixed just by pressurizing the system and it brought the bubbles to the top. $50 saves hundreds in the end. You have a fluid leak but understand with using this pressure tester that every leak is not external. Internal coolant leaks are via the head gasket. Not sure why I am telling you this. Just in teaching mode. :)
So it turned out to be a failed o ring on the radiator hose going to the coolant reservoir. Thank God it wasn't anything major. Thanks to all for the responses.
Gold coolant?
It's the Motorcraft orange
Is the o ring expensive to replace if I go to the dealer ?
If you buy the part, no. A few dollars. If you have them install you could be looking at $75.
is it smart to put brown dye im a transmission line to find leaks will that mess up ur transmission
i have a 1997 ford f150 it was leaking i took it to kearney tire they put some brown dye in it to find the leaks now it want move forward
