Oil/Antifreeze on windshield????

Kurtis

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Something quite wierd happens when I take my car onto the highway and drive at higher speed (~80mph, ~3000rpm). I notice something splatters onto my windshield. It's not water, and it's not windshield washer fluid. I know this because when I put my wipers on to clean the windshield, it smears all over the place. It's not a gigantic splatter but just a few specks of liquid here and there, across most of the windshield. I have a cowl hood, but I doubt it's anything coming out from there. And I also doubt that it's coming from under the grill behind the hood (just wiper hoses/linkage in there, right?) WTF IS GOING ON?

Help much appreciated!

 

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86bluecobra

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maybe spray from another car? Any chance you have a small brake line leak and you stepped on brakes and it go a little from leak on windshield? My bro inlaws truck does that.

 

Kurtis

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I will check the brake lines

 

Kurtis

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It's not the brake lines

 

Roland69

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bugs..bug guts makes a mess like oil

 

Kurtis

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That would make the most sense, but it was happening in the winter.

No big deal, I'll just forget about it. amnit: Thanks for the help anyway!

 

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This is from the outside of the car? Just curious have you ever replaced your heater core?

 

Kurtis

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Hehehe funny you should mention that.

The heater core was replace about 2 months ago (and in the meantime had started leaking again). Last week I bypassed the whole heating system with a U-tube under the hood.

The liquid is on the outside of the windshield, and occurs at times of higher engine stress (although I wouldnt describe 80mph on the highway or ripping around the neigborhood as putting "stress" on the engine....then again, 130k miles...). Today I beat on engine a little and got the splatter while driving around the city, normal speeds.

 

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86bluecobra

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have you checked all the coolant line connections make sure they are tight. also no chance of a small hole in the U-Tube that you used?

 

Roland69

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do you use a cowl induction hood

 

Kurtis

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Yes I use a cowl hood, but I don't see how anything could be coming from the engine compartment since the cowl actually sucks in. Even if I had a leak in one of the coolant lines (which I probably do), I don't see how it could exit the engine compartment.

I might add that this was happening much before the U-tube was installed.

 

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Kurtis said:

Yes I use a cowl hood, but I don't see how anything could be coming from the engine compartment since the cowl actually sucks in. Even if I had a leak in one of the coolant lines (which I probably do), I don't see how it could exit the engine compartment.

I might add that this was happening much before the U-tube was installed.

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Have you figured out what the mystery liquid is? I was gonna say, next time it splashes on the winshield, pull over and take a whiff. At least that way you will know what you are dealing with.

 

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Daggar

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Pick yourself up a flourescent black light (Spenders gifts maybe?) and confirm or rule out anti-freeze.

Do you by chance, use a valve cover vent of some sort?

 

Kurtis

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No valve cover breather.

I'm not worrying about this anymore. Tomorrow I WILL beat on that engine like a dead horse and find out what the dick is going on.

 

urban96

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have u checked the PCV?

 

Kurtis

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The PCV is about 2 years old.

 

urban96

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i would make sure its seated in there good, feel around for any oil spray too