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Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by traimpz348, Jul 17, 2005.

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  1. traimpz348

    traimpz348 Formula 3

    Apr 13, 2004
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    #1 traimpz348, Jul 17, 2005
    When I park my 348 for a week at a time without driving a small dime size puddle is under the car. It appears to be pretty clear the fluid, but it's certainly not water.

    When I was under the car polishing the muffler, I noticed the transmission was a bit slimey, so I wiped it down. Nothing major - in fact it's hasn't been slimey since...any ideas?
     
  2. MDshore348

    MDshore348 Formula 3

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    #2 MDshore348, Jul 17, 2005
    WOW i have the same thing... its been real humid out i think its condensating . i check it immediatly after driving , its bone dry. but the next morning there is a big damp area under the car! , i put a trashbag under it the other day , and collected it, its pretty much h20 , . i tasted it, it has a high metally chemical lightly sweet taste to it though... but pretty much water like. ferrari engine sweat ?
     
  3. traimpz348

    traimpz348 Formula 3

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    #3 traimpz348, Jul 17, 2005
    Interesting...it's been very humid here too. But I haven't tasted it. It seems to be thicker than water. Plus, it's not a big damp area...it's a small drop the size of dime. But I haven't noticed it on normal (humidity) days.
     
  4. Ricambi America

    Ricambi America F1 World Champ
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    #4 Ricambi America, Jul 17, 2005
    Antifreeze has a sweet taste to it.... that's why it's easy to poison people slowly over time with it: they don't really notice the taste. Curious kids have also been known to drink it because of the sweetness.

    Stop drinking it.
     
  5. MDshore348

    MDshore348 Formula 3

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    #5 MDshore348, Jul 17, 2005
    its not antifreeze under the tranny . and i just tasted it not ingested it.
     

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