Automotive leaks can be downright troublesome to diagnose if not spooky. Fluids run. You would think they would be easy to trace back the source. However, more than one car or truck owner out morning after morning to find a puddle under the truck, SUV or car and is unable to diagnose or understand the origin of the leak in their vehicle. They need reliable transportation and are concerned about the further development of costly leaks or water leaks and expensive repairs of cars, but they are at a loss and inconvenience. How on earth can you check for leaks and their source, the sources or causes?
First of all, check your radiator cap. If you do not have the safety cap in this day and age, or if you have an older model car, and are not replaced with a cap of more than two or three years, then buy one at your local auto parts store or a factory dealership if your car is working well or not. Give the dealer or dealership service tech make, model, engine type and year of your vehicle, but make sure to check the actual pressure limits that will be clearly printed on the cap against the owner's manual to ensure that the correct and proper cap for the amount of pressure in the car or trucks' systems.
Next in the series look under his car in the morning to see if there is liquid on the ground below it. If there is, stick your finger in it, and actually smell it. If this is your oil will mostly be black and oily. If a transmission or power steering fluid will generally be pink and oily feel and touch. If its ethylene - glycol-water mixture cool (colors may vary according to the coolant manufacturer), and then look over the parts of cars that are over a puddle and feel around for dampness,
.then check all the pipes under the hood of your car if you really do not yet or still have problems. This puddle may be a harbinger of more trouble to come. It is interesting that most of the problems that occur with cars and modern electronics are often caused by a specific event, and are often a mixture of random number of failed components parts ready to fail at some point in time serendipitous, age and mileage of vehicles, engines and mechanical components.
When the verification and feeling all the hoses under the hood of your car to look for pipes that are 1) soft and squishy 2) hard or brittle 3) bulgy 4) cracked or leaking. Also keep in mind each hose or connections that are marked with a whitish deposit which is actually leaked or dried. With practice, or even a concern for any reliable transportation or fear of the great potential out of pocket repair costs looming it is amazing how fast you experienced car owners learn to spot warning signs and markings auto engine trouble hose and concerns. If you do not spot the problem or even suspect then you should replace those hoses, components or parts pronto.
If you do not spot liquid or liquid under your car you should be worried and scared. This is the prudence of car owners who need reliable transportation to and wants to reduce the costs involved in any auto repair in sight.
You May not work alone. You May be your trusted local neighborhood mechanic, big box store or service, trust your local auto dealership care center for your car or truck. It certainly makes my job easier, and ultimately less expensive for you - if you can give an initial diagnosis of type and origin of the leak
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