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Old Aug 19, 2020 | 04:57 PM
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Can you identify this?

I found this substance on my garage floor under my G. It is thick like a grease, silver-blue in color. I tracked it all over my house from my shoes so I am not happy. The indent is from my finger. Haven't had a chance to look under car as it has been around 107 degrees this week. I would say it lines up to where the front passenger sits. Is these a crankcase or some kind of oil line there? It feels like more of a grease than oil. Any help is welcomed.

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Old Aug 21, 2020 | 09:26 AM
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Coolant is usually blue in our cars. Check your heater hoses.
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Old Aug 21, 2020 | 11:02 AM
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Check the CV joint on the axles. Common fail point.
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Old Aug 21, 2020 | 11:28 AM
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+1 for the CV joints- especially front axle if your car is AWD.
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Old Aug 21, 2020 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by RMB5190
Check the CV joint on the axles. Common fail point.
Is this an expensive fix?
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Old Aug 21, 2020 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by GeezerB
Is this an expensive fix?
If the axle is still good, and it's just the axle boot that is torn, generally no it's not expensive. However, if the axle is actually bad (which you would notice with vibration, clicking, cornering behavior, among other things) then the parts are pretty expensive and the labor is pretty annoying.
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Old Aug 21, 2020 | 05:08 PM
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Depends if you do the labor yourself. First time, I paid to have it done and it was around $300.00. Second one, I did myself for about $70.00. Depends on which side of the vehicle it is. Passenger side is much easier vs. the driver's side.
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Old Aug 21, 2020 | 09:21 PM
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Looks like dog poop, who just had too much blueberries..
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