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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 10:13 AM
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Default Bleeding again.

Same spot. Took it to the dealer and they said that there was definatly nothing wrong with the car. What the heck is going on!?
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 10:15 AM
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Default That is so strange....coming from the rear jackpoint?......

Have you examined the liquid? Does it smell like fuel, maybe? I'm trying to think of what is above that that would cause it to leak down there and seep out.

Or, another thought....is maybe water getting in from somewhere and then, pooling up in that lowpoint above the jack point?
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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Default It's a yellow oil-like fluid.

Yes it's the drivers rear jackpoint - kind of oozing out from under it.
The Audi dealer swore that 'someone must have spilled a drink.' We've only had the car for ~2 months and HAVE NEVER had any kind of food product inside. They said that they blew out the drain and all is well.

It's not a food product though. It's definatly a yellow - oil like petroleum based product. Not fuel though. It's pretty thick. I still think it's brake fluid, but where could it be coming from!?
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 10:22 AM
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Default I bet its that anti corrosion stuff that seeps from the body panels some times...

can't remember what its called though.
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 10:28 AM
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Cosmoline......Probably a big puddle of it in the car...
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 10:32 AM
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Default yep, that's what its called...

I've had it seep from weird places too. strangest is probably where the rear bumper meets the fender on the passenger side at the top corner of the bumper. slowly oozing even after 5 years. I've also seen it at the jack pads but ignored is since there is nothing important that can leak from that area. and my fluids are always level.
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 10:33 AM
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Default if it was brake fluid the paint would be long gone...

It has to be cosmoline as Steve says, remember that the rear quarter panel to bumper line on that side oozes a lot of cosmo too.
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 10:49 AM
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Ah, that makes me feel better. I'll wipe it off and monitor the situation.
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 10:58 AM
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Default That seems quite likely.

I still get some of that stuff from time to time and my car was built in June 00.
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Old Feb 16, 2006 | 11:22 AM
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Default that's originally what I thought it was too,

but I didn't think it was warm enough yet to melt that stuff.
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