clk350Driver

I pulled to a stop and noticed black watery liquid coming out of the wheel well to the floor.

It is the bushing for the control arm. can i drive the car for a while without replacing this?

and how much to fix this?

Never had this happen before. I would rather not fix it for a while, too lazy to deal with this now.

Any advice on how to deal with this? I was afraid it was engine oil, glad its not.

Rudeney

You can continue to drive, but the alignment will be off and handling may suffer a bit. I;d recommend genuine parts, or OEM Lemfoerder brand. Also, it's best to replace all four control arms (two on each side) together.

Yidney

You'll notice some harshness when you hit small potholes, etc. But yeah, you can drive it like that. I just did all four of mine for the same reason - although only 2 have fluid in them. It's about a $400 job if you order Lemforder arms online and do it yourself. You could ask your indy shop how much to install them. For a DIY person I would not classify it as a hard job, but for a first-time DYI task you might wonder what you have gotten yourself into.

clk350Driver

thanks guys

I will drive it around for a while and take it to the mechanic when I cant stand the ride anymore.

I don't feel any differences in ride quality yet.