what leaked?

[Mark Rosenkrantz]

Pull the wheel and inspect.  Likely the brake fluid.. Check lines, caliper, etc.  Could you have overheated the brakes and then parked it?  I've never seen a diff fluid as bluish, but if it mixed with some water, it could reflect that way, I suppose.

Mark Rosenkrantz
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On Nov 14, 2012, at 11:04 AM, Tess McMillan <tessmc at eskimo.com> wrote:

> Since my mom had a hip replacement and wasn't able to drive for a few months I've had my '88 80Q parked in her garage while I used her Mazda. I was taking the quattro out every other week or so to drive it, then putting it back in the garage.
> 
> One very very hot day after getting my emissions checked, I parked the car in the garage. The next time I looked at the car there was a bluish puddle under the car spreading from a few inches inside the RR wheel over to the outside of the wheel.
> 
> My diff looked a little shiny, and I know it seeps a little, but I was puzzled at the sort of bluish color. I do use ATE blue brake fluid.
> 
> The fluid level in the brake reservoir seems normal.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Tess
> Bellevue, WA (the car is in Seattle, WA)
> 
> 
> 
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