what is the bright yellow fluild that would leak on the snow towards the back of the car?

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Asked by Jean Mar 10, 2013 at 01:52 PM about the 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt LS XFE Sedan FWD

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Have you checked your coolant? I'm thinking you sprung a leak with the cold temperatures and is running along the under carriage and just appears to be coming from the back...check your coolant level.

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I don't know. I saw some that looked like it dripped from my engine area. Bright yellow like a fluorescent or safety yellow. -- The only thing I did recently was to lubricate the manual transmission shift linkage. One other person saw a similar dropping. If you find out what it was, report back.

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This fluid may be radiator coolant or antifreeze leaking from the cooling system. If you notice even a moderate amount of fluid, have the radiator level checked immediately.

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Suffer oxide, a by product of normal combustion.

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Sulpher Dioxide, and she did not say it was coming out of the tailpipe. Seriously you've ever seen yellow smoke? what are we burning car batteries now?

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I said sulfer oxide not dioxide. The muffler probably has a weep hole in it that juice can come out too. I've never seen yellow anti freeze but sulfer oxide is yellow and also a by product off combustion. Google it if you don't believe me. It is in ALL petroleum. My theory is just that, like yours, just a theory.

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Your assuming it's anti freeze (which it could be). Might be dog piss for all you know.

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it ,s not antifreeze,it snow melting off your exhaust mixed with rust on the exhaust pipe,see it myself

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I'm so confused that I've forgotten the question. Just a sec while I scroll up. Brb

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Oh yeah. I remember now. I think you nailed it Bob. I'm thinking though that it is somehow getting into the exhaust system and then draining out through a weep hole in the muffler or catalytic converter. And yes, it would of course be yellow because that's the color that GM's Dex-cool is.

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gm dex cool is red and it was sulpher oxide i asked a the dealership when i had my oil changed

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I don't think so. Dexcool is maybe more orange than yellow, but it would be a stretch to call it red. However since that doesn't seem to be your problem anyway I guess its all good.

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