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Old 07-25-2010, 12:56 PM
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alright about 2 nights ago i was driving and a racoon decides to run out in front of my car nad i had no time to avoid it so i ended up hitting it underneath the center of the car, i heard some sounds of the raccoon hitting some stuff lol but i didnt think much of it until i develped an oil leak 2 days after i went to go drive my car, i have a 1996 firebird Formula. i took some pictures of exactly where its dripping from and its not a slow leak its dripping every few second after sitting over night. FML






after jsut 10 minutes that much oil dripped out.
FML i jsut changed my oil! this is good mobil 1 synthetic being WASTED
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Are you positive thats oil?
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no, do you think it could be coolant? if so what needs to be replaced? it did seem to drip pretty easily, not thick liquid like oil.
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Yes, not oil. coolant prob. Find out where the leaks coming from.
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so what do you think is making it leak, water pump seal?
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check your fluids to find whats low.. start there but most likely you tweaked a part and now there is the end results..
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raccoon blood??? lol jk looks like coolant to me.
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i posted new pcitures, i really wish i was more mechanically inclined casue i still dont know what it is
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That does not look like oil to me..are you losing any coolant?
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i know its coolant now but i dont know where its coming from
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It's definitely coolant. And the most likely source is the water pump. Don't think this is related to your racoon incident.

You could clean the affected area, and keep looking for the leak. But the easiest way to definitely pinpoint the leak is to get it pressure tested.
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oil leak ? what oil leak ? oh leak is your engine cry man, it felt bad to the dam racoon.
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just kidding, get a coolant pressure test and test it out, see where the leak coming out from
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I think you missunderstood! Our cars are suppose to be Cobra Killers,.... not Coon Killers!!! lol ....FAIL!
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