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Old May 6, 2007 | 01:13 PM
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I found a green drip under the vette yesterday.I'm stumped no green fluids in the car.
It was under the engine fwd and to the right.
I had two ac lines replaced at the dealership could it be the dye they used to find the ac leak?
I noticed a small drop smeared on the cooling reservior tank too. Hmmm.
The Dexcool in the reservior is red.
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Old May 6, 2007 | 01:30 PM
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green is usually anti-freeze or coolant, are your coolant rods rusted over? we had a similair problem in my auto class, my friends coolant rods were rusted like no other. You may have a loose bolt holding the rods in, but I could be wrong. Just what it sounds like.
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Old May 6, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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I use R134 with UV leak check from time to time to find leaks in AC systems. The color is usually a muted yellow/green. Hit it with a black light. The dye should glow under a black light if it is leak check.

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Old May 6, 2007 | 03:20 PM
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Might be A/C compressor oil...the oil in my system is green, similar in color to the old green Antifreeze
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Old May 6, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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probably wont be antifreeze unless someone has put non-Dex cool coolant in it. Dex-cool is orange in color not green. My guess would be the A/C with the uv leak fluid in it
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Originally Posted by longdrive70
Might be A/C compressor oil...the oil in my system is green, similar in color to the old green Antifreeze
This is common - most NEW oils come with UV agent in them and will appear yellow/green and feel like "concentrated coolant".
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Old May 7, 2007 | 07:22 AM
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Great input. I have driven it a few times and parked it overnight Sat. and Sun and have not found another drip.
Must have been the compressor oil.

Thanks guys
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