what leaked?

[Vincent Gelinas]

When my A8q diff was leaking, it had a bluish sheen to it. The fluid wasn't
clear, but it was an iridescent blue in light.
On Nov 14, 2012 11:40 AM, "Mark Rosenkrantz" <speedracer.mark at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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
> Typos sent from my iPad
>
> 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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