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Parked my 96 camry one day and when I came out 3 hours later, I noticed dark brown liquid all over the ground under my car. Figured it was coolant so I put more in it. Drove about three miles or so and the car overheated and shut off. Steam was all over the place. Got towed home. The next day I flushed radiator and then noticed a bad leak somewhere near the passenger side wheel. What could it be and how do I get to it?
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Possible but could have had a airlock in the system caused by the coolant change. This happens when changing coolant and not all the trapped air is purged front the system.
Clear yellow could be one of a couple different fluids. Anti-freeze is one that will be seen more in the summer months under cars when parked as it tends to over-flow the container under the hood when hot. Oil, is another. Newly changed oil is yellow / amber in color. As it is heated up in and lubricating your engine, it picks up contaminants and becomes dark brown or black. So, if is was recently changed - or is some was spilled when adding to the engine, it could be that. It's important to note that both oil and antifreeze will feel slippery between fingers - but antifreeze usually has a sweet aroma where the oil does not. The car's air conditioner will "sweat" and drip condensate (water) when it has been run when it is hot / humid outdoors. The drips can pool under the car and depending on what is on the ground before dripping - could look yellow, too. Good luck!
If the headlights are flashing, the alarm system is factory installed. Inserting the key into the driver door lock and turning to the left then back to the right is supposed to disarm it. If the parking lights are blinking,, the alarm is an aftermarket add on, and there should be a disarm button underthe dash on the driver side. If it' an aftermarket alarm, you should be able to have it removed. There is a way to bypass the factory alarm. There is a wiring harness in the driver's door. You will have to remove the door panel to find it. The wire is dark green and purple. Splice into that wire and ground it to the chassis and the alarm should no longer work.
You could possibly have a leaky or blown head gasket. Do you notice any smoke or steam coming from the exhaust? Also check your oil and make sure its clean or black. If its milky brown then the coolant could be going into the engine.
have you had the undercarriage inspected for white stains from coolant, rust stains if your system is corroded? How many miles? has the water pump ever been replaced, that would be my guess, water pumps leak while the eng is running and the hot engine evaporates the coolant, so in many cases none on the ground. Also have the system pressure tested by a shop and put on a rack to check for signs of leaking under the car.
black = ground dark green = lights on input grey = panel lights pink = on input yellow = power input orange = battery power input
nca = shield ground tan = left fr spkr + orange/black = left & right spkr -neg lite green = right fr spkr +
nca = shield ground dark blue = right rear spkr + dark green/yellow = right & left spkr - neg brown = left rear spkr +
purple/white = display dim output pink = vehicle speed input ----------------------------------------------------------------------- **** 91 park ave without delco bose =
purple/white = display dim output pink = vehicle speed input
grey = left front - neg tan = left front + pos dark green = right front - neg light green = right front + pos
black = ground dark green = display dim signal grey = panel lights pink = power antanna yellow = ign input orange = battery power light blue = right rear - neg dark blue = right rear + pos yellow = left rear - neg brown = left rear + pos .
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