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JamesDean 12-24-2014 05:13 PM

Moved cars, found some weird mixture of something?
 
So we were moving some cars around today (these are driven fairly often so not just parked and left for months on end) and we found these strange looking bits of some concoction of fluids. It looks like what happens when coolant and oil mix? Maybe

http://i.imgur.com/IpeaSOtl.jpg

No smell at all. Texture more like a wet putty than anything. Not sure what to make of it.

My dad's 300SD was parked over the above photo'd spot. There was another bit in the parking spot next to it where..im not sure what was parked there..hmmm I'll have ask about.

I dont recall ever seeing this stuff before.

JB3 12-24-2014 05:19 PM

Looks like turkey gravy.

Aquaticedge 12-24-2014 05:38 PM

oil/water grease/water... my guesses

dude99 12-24-2014 05:58 PM

do you run WVO at all? It looks like congealed fat.

TylerH860 12-24-2014 06:26 PM

Could be the funky goo inside motor mounts.

leathermang 12-24-2014 06:29 PM

What does it taste like ?

97 SL320 12-24-2014 07:15 PM

That's usually motor oil that has absorbed moisture. The same kind of stuff you see under a oil cap on an engine with poor crankcase ventilation. In this case it is cold damp weather mixed with oil on the ground.

ATF retains a slightly red color. Coolant would have washed away.

vstech 12-25-2014 12:07 AM

What temp is it where you are? It could be fuel parifin

ROLLGUY 12-25-2014 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leathermang (Post 3422941)
What does it taste like ?

Inquiring minds want to know.......

leathermang 12-25-2014 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROLLGUY (Post 3423057)
Inquiring minds want to know.......

I can not take credit for that thought... I actually had a friend who came out of his house and saw some liquid on the ground near his car... felt of it... smelled it... could not figure out what it was... tasted it... decided it was dog urine...
and then told the story on himself.....LOL

Phillytwotank 12-25-2014 02:23 PM

http://youtu.be/eY7ZX6ngOSs

jay_bob 12-25-2014 05:05 PM

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