weird substance on hood
 

i keep finding this weird liquid substance on the hood of my car/ where it fenders out and its always two little streams that run across too, its not water and it seems more like oil.. has anyone had this problem...? heres a picture of where it happens

have you looked under the hood to see if it's coming from along the edge of the engine compartment? If so and it's not, perhaps you have bad timing with semi's spewing diesel?

do you park under a tree? It may be possom/tree animal pee. Happens here and its like oily.

Sorry for the delay in the reply, but I have been on business.
I too have had a strange fluid/lube in the driver side wheel well and around the wheel arch, like I drove over a tube of grease and really fine strands sprayed on my car. I asked my dealer at my first service if there was anything in the wheel area that could leak but he said no. I put it down to driving over something, but now that someone else seems to have the same problem I will have to investigate further. Strange ,Strange, Strange...???

could it be excess tyre shine?

Never used the stuff, but it could have been on the acr from the manu. I had the car a month before it happened though?
Its just on of those weird thigns I guess?
Thanks for the thought...

Steevo
Love the car though.

Re: weird substance on hood
 

Those fenders are pretty sexy... maybe someone's jacking off on your car? :D

Just a thought, but check that your radiator fill cap is tight? Coolant is oily. Also check the level and if it isn't full then maybe that's it. Just a guess. Sorry I can't be actually helpful.

Come to think of it, it could also be a loose oil cooler hose since that thing is right in front of both fenders. Again just a thought.

Re: Re: weird substance on hood
 

lol...

Strange
 

Strange, I noticed the same thing. I thought maybe my wife spilled some pop. There was one little streak right under driver window and two streaks on the fender, same place yours was.

I will be at the dealer today and will ask further questions.

How are we supposed to tell with that CRAPPY quality LOW RES ATARI COMMODORE 64 looking picture you posted... I mean really man - how are we supposed to tell if we cannot see details?

the residue you guys are referring to is tape/glue that is used during the shipping process. during PDI (pre-delivery inspection) someone at the dealership must remove all the protective pieces that were on your vehicle while it was being shipped. improper removement of these pieces can leave behind resiude that can be very tiresome to try and get out without scratching your car.

my advice: tell the dealer that they didnt' finish their job when they took delivery of your car, and ask them if they could please finish it by removing the gunk of your beautiful baby.

LOL
he said atari

He was pointing out WHERE it was, not WHAT it looked like.

Not this Commodore 64..
http://sx64.opsys.net
Pentium 3.

eek!!!

Next you'll be showing us the jigsaw puzzles you make on your scroll saw :)

Hey, that's pretty cool. Seeing Google on that machine is a bit mind-blowing. I wonder though if the unmolested sx64 is (or will be) worth a lot more than your ordinary PC. I hear there is a sizeable market for "vintage" computers these days. I think one of the original Apple I sold for $50,000 recently. Ah, I miss my C64. I'd love to crank it up and play a nice game of Elite!

One question - why a cordless mouse - how far are you planning on getting from that 5" screen? :D

Oh, to get back to topic "weird substance on hood"... you might take a better photo and submit to the Weekly World News. "Tears of Felix Wankel appear!!" You may have an Icon on your hands ;P

HEy have you use or have a headlight washer???

Just a thought if you have used it?

By the way guys that Commodore is not mine, wish it was though.. I just found an article in a computer magazine I bought about it.