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Old 06-27-2012, 10:19 PM
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small Orange fluid leak driver side

I have a small leak what seems to be rusty orange under the drivers side engine mount, I was thinking head gasket anyone else have any idea's.
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It may be the mount itself...they are fluid filled.
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Is it the color of your coolant?
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Could be loads of things-------Put the car on a lift and start looking around!!!
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I had the car on a lift and could no tell where the leak was coming from, My coolant is green and I could not find any brake parts leaking, I did not know that the engine mounts where filled. Hopefully that is the problem. Thanks for everyones help.
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Originally Posted by redwagon
I had the car on a lift and could no tell where the leak was coming from, My coolant is green and I could not find any brake parts leaking, I did not know that the engine mounts where filled. Hopefully that is the problem. Thanks for everyones help.
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Not to get picky, however the MB approved coolant is not green and near colorless when blended with appropriate amount of distilled water.!!

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Originally Posted by Plutoe
Not to get picky, however the MB approved coolant is colorless!!
Not to get picky, but no it's not.
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Originally Posted by dsmith
Not to get picky, but no it's not.
Read the post carefully---concentrate your thoughts on the word "approved".

Approved in the sense that the fluid meets the MB spec.

Now take a guess at what colorless fluid I am talking about!!
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The only 'MB approved' coolant is Part No. BQ 1 03 0002 which is yellow in color. After 50:50 dilution color is light straw yellow.
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Water is colourless.
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Originally Posted by dsmith
Not to get picky, but no it's not.
You are correct!!

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