I just removed the plastic and the metal engine cover and noticed a orange like fluid underneath...what is this fluid? and should it be there? it seemed to me like it could be a lubricant of some sort for the bolts underneath...


Thanks in advance
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bump---anyone know what it is?

 

not sure what it is but i know its supposed to be there. If you remove the intake tube from the throttle body and look in you'll notice and orange hue.

 

Is anything under there showing signs of rust? That would be my only guess! Check everything over well and maker sure that stuff is not rusting........and try to keep that as dry as you can.

 

there shouldnt be any orange like fluid any where. period. whipe it up, drive the car for acouple days and recheck it

 

Nope...no rust, everything is clean...the fluid is clear and has an orange color to it...all the bolts under the covers are clean, look like new bolts to me too...whatr makes you say that i should keep it dry????

 

just whipe it off and drive it for acouple days. then recheck. the TL doesnt have any fluids like that. and where under the plastic cover was it?

 

i removed the plastic cover then i removed the metal cover thats held down by 8 boolts i believe and in that pan-look-alike atop the engine is here the fluid is...
I was surprised to see the fluid...but its a good 2-3 centimeters deep as well...

hopefully tomorrow morning i can take a pic and post.

 

dude that INSIDE your intake
did it look like this underneath

 

underneath, thats exactly what it looks like, but there is fluid in there also

 

how much fluid. you may find moisture from teh exhaust in there. that piece is part of the egr system. possibly some oil mixed in too

 

a good 2-3 cm of fluid...

 

like down here? its perfectly normal. its supposed to be there. its oil

 

yep, exactly down there, but there's a lot more in mine than there seems to be in yours...

 

thats fine. it should be there. nothing to worry about

 

thanks for the help FST...

Rep PTS to you...

 

no problem! and thanks!

 

fsttyms1 you are amazing with all your detailed pictures!!! do you have a spare TL sitting around you at all times so you can take it apart???

 

LOL!! I know, eh?!!

Always a great source of info, kris!