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Old Jan 23, 2026 | 12:31 PM
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Good afternoon, this morning I went to pick up my 2014 Corvette C7 Stingray and I saw some thick oil stains in the center rear of the garage. I also saw a stain on the rear leaf spring underneath. What could be causing this leak?

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From where did you pick it up?
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From where did you pick it up?
sorry for the misundertanding, I sometimes struggle a bit with English. I picked it up this morning from my home garage and found the leak in question.
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My guess would be differential, but that's just a guess. In my opinion, you will need to spend some time under the car with a good light and some rags and start looking for the source.
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My guess would be differential, but that's just a guess. In my opinion, you will need to spend some time under the car with a good light and some rags and start looking for the source.
Thanks for the advice, next week I’ll drop it off at the shop. But for now I would like to know if you think it’s safe to drive it home since I’m 40 miles away.
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Depending on how long it sat there, that doesn't look like much oil. If that's the first time you noticed the spots, you probably haven't leaked much oil. If it was my car, I'd probably go ahead and drive it the 40 miles based on what little I know. You'll need to do that evaluation based on the facts at hand.
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If that is all of the fluid that leaked out, you should be ok to drive the car to a shop
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Thank you very much for the replies, I will go to the mechanic next week.
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