Oil leak behind driver rear wheel, under rear bumper?

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  1. UpSideDownDesi

    UpSideDownDesi Active Member

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    So yesterday I saw one weird oil leak on my WRX. There's motor oil dripping/leaking from behind my driver side rear wheel (it's dripping off starting off the rear bumper where mudflaps would bolt up). I usually keep a extra Quart of oil where jack used to be so I thought the bottle probably leaked. Pulled the bottle out and no leaks on it (it was dry outside). I wiped off the oil on the floor and bumper, took the car for a spin, everything seemed fine, came back home and parked the car. This morning it's back, oil leaking from same location. :confused:

    This is clean oil, Motor oil. What in the world could be back there?
     
  2. Mike@TTR

    Mike@TTR Active Member

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    Someone playing a trick on you?
     
  3. nygiant

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    at night your car comes to life
     
  4. Sparta

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    maybe you had more than one bottle in there?
     
  5. RSConvert

    RSConvert ɹǝuɹnʇpɐǝɥ uʞnɟɐɥnɯ ɐ sʇı
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    Motor oil??? Maybe brake fluid?
     
  6. pck823

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    Hydraulic fluid out of a blown strut...
     
  7. Jake

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    blown strut or brake fluid i would say
     
  8. UpSideDownDesi

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    Found it, turned out my last bottle fell in there and just now started leaking. Man this shit had me scratching my head like no other. I was like my car is taking a oil piss every night at the wrong end. Talk about self pwnage.
     
  9. thrasher722

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    Your car wants to be a Harley
     

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