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Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
Red fluid leaking near front bumper
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<blockquote data-quote="Cynthia Grant" data-source="post: 1043804" data-attributes="member: 57992"><p>Hi! My 2003 ST (225K miles) has suddenly developed a new leak (see pics). I first noticed it after a 150-mile day trip, which included about 3 miles of driving on a very rough gravel road/path. Saw the puddle under the front bumper (passenger side) on the driveway the next morning. Didn't drive it for three days and then checked all of the fluids. It just had a tune-up and oil change at my local mechanic a week ago (before the trip). I let it run in the driveway for about 20 minutes so I could check the transmission fluid level. This red liquid was leaking out while it was running. It seems to be dripping from the cover/shield that is right behind the bumper (see photos), coming out of those two square holes (much of that shield looks wet, also). Does anyone know what this liquid is? The transmission fluid in the reservoir looked more orange than red, and it still had an acceptable amount in there. I didn't notice any issues while driving the truck. FYI, it's on its second tranny. The original tranny was replaced at 125K miles.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any insights you can share. I <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="💕" title="💕" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f495.png" /> my truck and hope to put another 100K miles on her! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]2419[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]2421[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]2420[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cynthia Grant, post: 1043804, member: 57992"] Hi! My 2003 ST (225K miles) has suddenly developed a new leak (see pics). I first noticed it after a 150-mile day trip, which included about 3 miles of driving on a very rough gravel road/path. Saw the puddle under the front bumper (passenger side) on the driveway the next morning. Didn't drive it for three days and then checked all of the fluids. It just had a tune-up and oil change at my local mechanic a week ago (before the trip). I let it run in the driveway for about 20 minutes so I could check the transmission fluid level. This red liquid was leaking out while it was running. It seems to be dripping from the cover/shield that is right behind the bumper (see photos), coming out of those two square holes (much of that shield looks wet, also). Does anyone know what this liquid is? The transmission fluid in the reservoir looked more orange than red, and it still had an acceptable amount in there. I didn't notice any issues while driving the truck. FYI, it's on its second tranny. The original tranny was replaced at 125K miles. Thanks for any insights you can share. I 💕 my truck and hope to put another 100K miles on her! :) [ATTACH type="full" width="375px"]2419[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]2421[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="485px"]2420[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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