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Oil/fluid leaking from somewhere

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ubnpast

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I recently purchased a 96 6cyl mtx mystique, with 128k miles from the orignal owner.
The car is in great condition and runs really cool on these hot days, the needle not going past the N.
First, Ive noticed a long thin line of oil on my driveway (similar to someones a/c drip off) when I back up with the car, it doesnt seem to happen when going foward or stopping, just in reverse.

Second the oil is really black, OPAQUE, which means its not engine oil because I have already changed it and it is clear, cant be brake fluid because the fluid isnt that dark, and its not power steering fluid because the PS fluid isnt that dark either. I looked in my owners manual for a clutch master cylinder but it mentions nothing about a resivor.

The oil has a hint of gas smell to it, very slightly though, I can clearly see the oil on the rear motor mount, its dripping off the bottom and seems to be on only the lower drivers side of it.

Can someone help me out to what this can be? I looked everywhere and cant seem to find where it is coming from, nothing seems to be really moist, just the mid shaft seems to be very slightly moist around the seal, but it looks like it isnt it because theres no way for it to get onto the motor mount.
I wiped off the motor mount and it just came right back again when I backed up, what could be or what is the problem. :confused: :shrug:
I will try the powder trick when I get home today.
 
Ok, well its not the trans fluid because its full and looks like new w/ slight red tint to it.
I tried the powder trick, drove down the road and came back (about 1 mile) and here are the results.
This is the rear motor/trans mount, looking at it from the drivers side.
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So what is it :confused: :shrug: :confused: :shrug:
 
PS fluid is red. Don't know what else it could be. If it's oil it could come from a valve cover. Too odd of a spot for trans. fluid. You should lick it to compare to other fluids. :D
 
Don't listen to the "lickers" :laugh: . Use a clean white paper towel and dab some new (PS, brake, oil, coolant, tranny) fluid on it. Then compare with a dab of the leak. You should be able to "see" the difference (or non-difference).
 
Tony2005 said:
Don't listen to the "lickers" :laugh: . Use a clean white paper towel and dab some new (PS, brake, oil, coolant, tranny) fluid on it. Then compare with a dab of the leak. You should be able to "see" the difference (or non-difference).
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I rubbed my finger in all of the fluids, none seem to be the same darkness, everything is much lighter.
Its really odd, because there is no oil on top of the motor mount, lol it seems like it is coming out of the motor mount :shrug:

Ill try the paper towel tho tommorow.
 
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