335i xDrive Blue fluid puddle

kchaplin86 · 02-19-2014, 06:12 PM

Alright so this morning I walk outside to go to work and I reverse out of the driveway and I notice a nice sized blue puddle in the snow. Immeidately my heart drops and I think my wallet is about to be broken. So I'm thinking washer fluid or coolant. I check the fluid levels for both and both seem to be fine. Also, I did't get the coolant level low warning. I then drove to work which is about 45 mins on highway and check the coolant an hour after I have arrived at work and all seems well. I even moved the to car to check and see if there was a puddle...nothing. Help! What could it be? I have searched the forums and cant find an anwer. Everyone on here seem to have a leak but it seems my fluid levels are fine so that is why I am asking. It seemed like it was leaking from the driver side near the bottom of the radiator. I never actually saw it leaking all I saw was a puddle the this morning.

Last night I shovled but there was a lot of snow on the ground and I couldn't get it all up so the car was a little high on the passenger side when I parked. Would that slight pitch have anything to do with it? it was a very small pitch at that.

critical05 · 02-19-2014, 06:18 PM

Smell it first, washer fluid has an alcohol smell. You can also dip your finger tip in it and touch your tongue. Do not swallow but spit it out. If it tastes sweet, its antifreeze.

This will at least determine what system to start looking at.

ajsalida · 02-19-2014, 07:29 PM

Do you have headlight washers? If so they come on only every certain number of times you use the windshield washers. If you were sitting in the driveway and spritzed the windshield, could have triggered that system and left a puddle front of the car.

Also if they are clogged it just dribbles down onto the ground.

Andrewe92 · 02-22-2014, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ajsalida

Do you have headlight washers? If so they come on only every certain number of times you use the windshield washers. If you were sitting in the driveway and spritzed the windshield, could have triggered that system and left a puddle front of the car.

Also if they are clogged it just dribbles down onto the ground.

this is exactly what happened to me so I would look out for this first.. update us

ajsalida · 02-22-2014, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrewe92

this is exactly what happened to me so I would look out for this first.. update us

Me too, freaked me out til I realized what it was.

Andrewe92 · 02-22-2014, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ajsalida

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Originally Posted by Andrewe92

this is exactly what happened to me so I would look out for this first.. update us

Me too, freaked me out til I realized what it was.

I already knew it was washer fluid but I thought it was leaking from the front wheel well but it was from my headlight washer it was jammed my SA said that was the cause of the leak!

ajsalida · 02-22-2014, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrewe92

I already knew it was washer fluid but I thought it was leaking from the front wheel well but it was from my headlight washer it was jammed my SA said that was the cause of the leak!

Yeah that'll do it esp if ice stacks up there and the little washer tries to poke up.

02-19-2014, 06:12 PM	#1
kchaplin86 Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 09 335i xDrive sport package Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	335i xDrive Blue fluid puddle Alright so this morning I walk outside to go to work and I reverse out of the driveway and I notice a nice sized blue puddle in the snow. Immeidately my heart drops and I think my wallet is about to be broken. So I'm thinking washer fluid or coolant. I check the fluid levels for both and both seem to be fine. Also, I did't get the coolant level low warning. I then drove to work which is about 45 mins on highway and check the coolant an hour after I have arrived at work and all seems well. I even moved the to car to check and see if there was a puddle...nothing. Help! What could it be? I have searched the forums and cant find an anwer. Everyone on here seem to have a leak but it seems my fluid levels are fine so that is why I am asking. It seemed like it was leaking from the driver side near the bottom of the radiator. I never actually saw it leaking all I saw was a puddle the this morning. Last night I shovled but there was a lot of snow on the ground and I couldn't get it all up so the car was a little high on the passenger side when I parked. Would that slight pitch have anything to do with it? it was a very small pitch at that.
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critical05 First Lieutenant 36 Rep 311 Posts Drives: E92 335xi 6 spd Join Date: May 2012 Location: IA iTrader: (0)	Smell it first, washer fluid has an alcohol smell. You can also dip your finger tip in it and touch your tongue. Do not swallow but spit it out. If it tastes sweet, its antifreeze. This will at least determine what system to start looking at.
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ajsalida Colonel 226 Rep 2,387 Posts Drives: 95 M3, 02 R1150GSA, 09 335xi Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SW USA iTrader: (2)	Do you have headlight washers? If so they come on only every certain number of times you use the windshield washers. If you were sitting in the driveway and spritzed the windshield, could have triggered that system and left a puddle front of the car. Also if they are clogged it just dribbles down onto the ground.
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