Some sort of fluid on rear wheels

Minibiker · 4 Jun 2023 at 11:25

Hi all

I've noticed some sort of fluid appearing on my rear tyres, I had the same on my old car but never found out what it was?

Any ideas please??

Thank you

Dg834man · 4 Jun 2023 at 11:52

Brake fluid leak possibly you touched it to see if its oil or water?

Tony Edwards · 4 Jun 2023 at 12:00

Is it not dogs?

Minibiker · 4 Jun 2023 at 12:07

Dg834man said:
Brake fluid leak possibly you touched it to see if its oil or water?

definitely not water sort of slippy texture

Baldbloke · 4 Jun 2023 at 12:14

Lick it and tell us if it is brake fluid or dog pee.

Minibiker · 4 Jun 2023 at 12:17

Baldbloke said:
Lick it and tell us if it is brake fluid or dog pee.

mmmm dog pee :cry:

Baldbloke · 4 Jun 2023 at 12:20

Minibiker said:
mmmm dog pee

That's a relief. Brake fluid would have tasted awful.

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Dg834man · 4 Jun 2023 at 12:23

Certainly cheaper as well

iron_monkey · 4 Jun 2023 at 12:58

Baldbloke said:
That's a relief. Brake fluid would have tasted awful. .

isnt brake fluid acutally sweet and thats why you shouldnt leave any around as kids and animals drink it.

theone8181 · 4 Jun 2023 at 13:16

iron_monkey said:
isnt brake fluid acutally sweet and thats why you shouldnt leave any around as kids and animals drink it.

I think that's screenwash isn't it? Maybe it's your blinker fluid leaking. If it was brake fluid, I'd expect sone sort of residue on the alloy around it, isn't brake fluid quite corrosive too so they should be something.

iron_monkey · 4 Jun 2023 at 13:22

Brake fluid will remove paint so it's probably not that.

iron_monkey · 4 Jun 2023 at 13:24

theone8181 said:
I think that's screenwash isn't it? Maybe it's your blinker fluid leaking. If it was brake fluid, I'd expect sone sort of residue on the alloy around it, isn't brake fluid quite corrosive too so they should be something.

Most brake fluids contain diethylene glycol (DEG). DEG has a sweet taste making it attractive to children and pets. DEG poisoning does not produce a lot of initial symptoms but it can cause substantial kidney damage.

Doobedoo · 4 Jun 2023 at 13:40

I thought that was replaced by a bitter tasting molecule. Antifreeze certain has been.

Lopéz · 4 Jun 2023 at 14:35

If it was brake fluid, why is it on the tyre and not the wheel?
Take the wheel off and you'll soon know if it's brake fluid because it'll be everywhere inside the wheel and all over the caliper.

My money is on dog pee tbh.

Puzzled · 4 Jun 2023 at 16:33

Rear shock absorber can leak into the wheel, not sure you'd see it on the front of the tyre but something to check.

My first thought was cat / dog pee

nlel1975 · 4 Jun 2023 at 16:37

I had a mysterious liquid appearing on the front of my first Smart car, turned out to be cat pee. Cats can’t get down to the car park now as they’ve put a door in the way.

cjgardens · 5 Jun 2023 at 02:08

nlel1975 said:
I had a mysterious liquid appearing on the front of my first Smart car, turned out to be cat pee. Cats can’t get down to the car park now as they’ve put a door in the way.

I get it all the time on my van. Then when I get to another location. Same again. I see them bee lining for it as soon as I get out

bad_ass_neil · 5 Jun 2023 at 08:51

my money is on cat **** as well.

Building Candy · 5 Jun 2023 at 08:57

looks like cat pee, about the right height, park the car the other way round and see if you get it on the opposite corner

bobuk · 5 Jun 2023 at 12:59

Tony Edwards said:
Is it not dogs?

My first thought, wrong side for brake fliud, also brake fliuds pattern is different, it tends to spread out from the inside of the tyre.