User 11121

Dear experts:

Went for a drive in the Mountains and notice fluid running down front driver side door. Any ideas what it could be? BTW, the car feels and drives perfect. Brakes, Clutch & Steering all feel normal. My apologies for the bad angle.

** UPDATE ** Sep, 2012
Had my local Dealer drain my Washer Fluid to a Low level (not empty) and after several warm & twisty miles, I have yet to experience a single issue with fluids running on the side of my GT3. I'll make sure to ask the Dealer to look into the rubber coupling between the reservoir & feed line.
Just want to thank all of you for chiming in and helping me to find the solution. You guys rock!
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TRAKCAR

Where does it start?

P.J.S.

its car drool
mountain roads do that to a gt3

User 11121

TRAKCAR As far as I can see from the exterior, it starts in the gap between the front part of the side skirt & the Lower section of the Front Fender. The affected area has been circled above.

Could it be some over flow fluid hose?

996FLT6

Washer fluid reservoir leaking? Mike

RollingArt

That's definitely the washer bottle leaking. One of the rubber grommets on one of the washer motors needs replacing.

kosmo

its most likely washer fluid as commented above, but can you identify the type of fluid? obviously the brake fluid is also near there

User 11121

Interesting, if it is "Washer Fluid" would this explain why it happened on a hot day after a long drive?
Will have to investigate when I get home and / or take it to the Dealer.

RollingArt

The vibration and road shock help the grommet to leak.

WSH

Def the windshield washer fluid
My '07 did this...finally just had the dealer drain the fluid as low as possible without setting off the "low fluid" light...that solved the problem. No issue on my '11RS.

wsh

DC640

Too much lateral Gs in the mountain

consolidated

Looks like it's my turn for this leak. Anyone know how much work it is to fix this, either DIY or pro?

flyingpenguin

"either DIY or pro" depends on your level of DIY skills..

The washer fluid bottle is accessible if you remove the wheel liner on the driver side.

consolidated

Thanks, that's all I needed to know, that it's not buried under hours of wrenching.

Greentree

Have you had the front bumper taken off recently? The hose that supplies the headlight washers has a coupling in that area. Maybe it's come undone.