Why is my car leaking bright green fluid?

Why is my car leaking bright green fluid?

If you find yellow or green fluid leaking from your car, it’s most likely coolant or antifreeze. Some of these components might be worn or damaged, and you should generally get it checked out as soon as possible to reduce the risk of your car overheating.

What color puddle would you have under your car if you had a radiator leak?

Car and Driver notes that obvious signs of a coolant leaks include lime-green, orange, pink or bluish-green puddles under your car. You may also notice a sweet smell after you’ve driven the car, or that the car is running hot or overheating while in use.

What is leaking from under my car?

In the vast majority of cases, water leaking from under a vehicle is usually condensation from the air conditioning system, or from the exhaust. If you see water around the rear of the engine compartment, it’s likely to be AC condensation. This is normal and is nothing to worry about.

What kind of coolant to use on 1995 Toyota Corolla?

Got our 1995 Corolla going and have a question about coolant. We’ve been tracking down a mystery coolant leak and have been using some cheap Walmart green 50/50 coolant while we have been troubleshooting. (Cheaper than Toyota spec coolant).

How do you remove coolant bottle from Toyota Corolla?

To detach the bottle, you’ll need a 10mm socket with an extension bar and a 1/4″ or 3/8″ drive ratchet. Since our Corolla is 10 years old with 95,000 miles, I chose to replace the plastic drain plug (also called a drain cock or petcock), the small rubber o-ring gasket for the plug and the radiator cap.

Can you use green coolant on Toyota Red?

If you wanted cheaper than Toyota Red (which I prefer) you could do something like a Zerex Asian long-life. Yeah, colour is not universal and you can seriously damage your engine if you mix two different types of green coolants. What you want is HOAT – hybrid organic acid technology.

What kind of coolant does a Toyota Geo use?

Been running ordinary ethylene glycol green stuff in the geo since Jesus was a baby, it’s at 311,000 miles with a nice clean cooling system. Zerex Asian premixed is about $14/gallon at Walmart, but right, still more expensive than Prestone or Supertech all-makes.