parked my car, and was sitting by the door to write down the vin # so ic ould check up on some tsb stuff and then i notice that there is some liquid pool making it's way down the slope of the parking lot. i bend over to look underneat and it's from me!!!

is this maybe the a/c ? probably nothing but just wondering and a little worried

 

If it is clear (water), then it is normal and is from your A/C. If it is thick in substance and NOT clear in color, then take it to your dealer. Also, are any of your idiot lights on the dashboard indicating "low" levels or engine problems?

Kevin

 

no thankfully i was gonna sniff it, but decided that would be unwise O.o

it looked like water to me :T thanks for the reply

 

isent coolent Green?

if its green i think your good, its the AC

 

coolant is greenish and would not be good to see leaking out of your car.....if it were coming from the A/C, it would be water from condensation....no prob if it is in fact water....

 

no need to sniff it, just stick your finger in it and rub together to see if it is water. 10 to 1 it's condensation from the ac. i get a pool every time i park.

 

yeah you should see them in florida when its really humid , Makes your car look like it has a water faucet underneith it when you turn you ac on LOL

 

thats right... crun ur car & park... then chk under ur ride again


its not a big deal

 

i noticed the same thing. but the strange aprt is that i havent used the a/c all week (and my car is only a week old). doe the a/c still get condensation when it's not on?

 

well if you turn on the front windshield defroster then yeah the a/c can come on..

for the first post.. yeah it's the a/c.. sniff it next time, it's just water.. i bet it's been hot in NJ like it's been here in michigan and you had the a/c on right? well it can leak like that for up to an hour..

 

Um, yeah, not so much. tC and all other Toyotas use Toyota red coolant, it's actually a pink color and not compatible with traditional green coolant, the two will gel if mixed.

 

huh?

 

Its a higher leval coolant, able to withenstand higher temps. and solorider's right, it's pink...

 

Oh, Ok. This is my first Toyota. Good to know.

 

lol we can see who does maintance to there own cars...

Hes right its a pink color

 

I licked it, it tasted pretty good.

 

I normally do my own maintenance, but I have a maintenance plan with my dealer (it's cheaper for me in the long run), so they'll handle all that stuff for the meantime. When the plan is up, I'll be doing my own maintenance after that. Besides, this car has a coolant with a 100,000 mile service interval, why would I mess with it?

 

My understanding is that the red (propylene glycol) coolant is less corrosive to aluminum than standard green(ethylene glycol) coolant. The green eventually starts to breakdown and change to a brown color as it corrodes the aluminum in your engine(of course this is all according to the information I have heard). When I replaced the timing chain on my '93 Toyota Pickup I switched over to red. That was at 135,000 miles and at 199,500 as of this afternoon it's still as pink as the day it went in. I'm pleased with my own personal red coolant experience and would go the same route again if ever presented with the option.

 

uh i thought everyone knew this....

 

Thats hillarius... my dog told me the same thing!!!