Some Blue Liquid on my Garage floor.
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Hi I just noticed that there was some blue-greenish liquid on the floor of the garage. Not a lot just a few blobs. I was just wandering what it is?
It was a very faint smell of chlorine.
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-Krozi
It was a very faint smell of chlorine.
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-Krozi
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Originally Posted by JAY'545' post='783049' date='Feb 2 2009, 08:31 AM
Did u check 2 c if it was leaking from that canister to the left, it might b pentosin hydr.fluid.
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Did you recently fill your windshield wiper fluid? Antifreeze would have a sweet smell to it, that's why dogs like drinking it only to die later...
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Originally Posted by porsche911targa' post='783094' date='Feb 2 2009, 10:30 AM
Did you recently fill your windshield wiper fluid? Antifreeze would have a sweet smell to it, that's why dogs like drinking it only to die later...
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The substance was a oily. So I do not think it was washer fluid. Could it be hydraulic fluid?
Is the active steering fluid blue? The dealer topped it off all the way when I still had the steering knock. Could it be from an overflow valve or something?
Is the active steering fluid blue? The dealer topped it off all the way when I still had the steering knock. Could it be from an overflow valve or something?
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='783120' date='Feb 2 2009, 09:54 AM
The substance was a oily. So I do not think it was washer fluid. Could it be hydraulic fluid?
Is the active steering fluid blue? The dealer topped it off all the way when I still had the steering knock. Could it be from an overflow valve or something?
Is the active steering fluid blue? The dealer topped it off all the way when I still had the steering knock. Could it be from an overflow valve or something?
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Originally Posted by Krozi' post='783009' date='Feb 2 2009, 07:06 AM
Hi I just noticed that there was some blue-greenish liquid on the floor of the garage. Not a lot just a few blobs. I was just wandering what it is?
It was a very faint smell of chlorine.
Thanks
-Krozi
It was a very faint smell of chlorine.
Thanks
-Krozi
In my past BMWs [e32 / e38] radiators and reserve tanks were considered routine replacement items ... every 50K miles.
It's one of the many features BMW built in to their most expensive vehicles
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Originally Posted by luigi524td' post='783151' date='Feb 2 2009, 10:45 AM
Description and location = coolant. You should have that inspected ASAP. For starters, when engine is COLD ... verify coolant level. If low, that is dead tip-off. Plastic Radiators and reserve tanks are problem areas for 7 series V-8s; they develop small, barely visible cracks. e60 cooling systems may have the same problems.
In my past BMWs [e32 / e38] radiators and reserve tanks were considered routine replacement items ... every 50K miles.
It's one of the many features BMW built in to their most expensive vehicles![Wassat](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/wassat.gif)
In my past BMWs [e32 / e38] radiators and reserve tanks were considered routine replacement items ... every 50K miles.
It's one of the many features BMW built in to their most expensive vehicles
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