A clear water like liquid coming out of 2022 car. Normal?

[Anonymous]

I paper tested it and touched it... not oily or sticky and it's a clear somewhat tinted water like liquid.

[Telekinetic-Potato]

Lol that's water. It's probably from your air conditioner being turned on. Sometimes it can come from the exhaust pipe too.

When it's hot or humid, sometimes there's a lot of it but you never have to worry about water coming from your car.

If you see green, red or black fluid, then you have a problem.

[MTC29]

It is condensation from your car's air conditioning. Nothing to worry about.

[Asker]

Is it normal for new 2022 cars to peak like that? I got a little scared when I saw it 😂 This is the second time I catch it happening... the first being about 3 months ago.

[Asker]

*leak

[MTC29]

Normal for all cars. Your home AC also "leaks" water but has a drain tube which removes the water from your home and drips it outside. Cars just drip the water on the ground. Here is Florida where it is extremely humid, it sometimes looks like there is a bucket of water under every parked car.

[Asker]

Oh wow 😂 well, that's a relief. What are some signs that can be potential red flags I should look out for in the future?

[MTC29]

Anything leaking other than water is trouble. On an extremely hot day, older cars may leak a tiny amount of antifreeze, but new model cars have plastic recovery tanks which have virtually eliminated that sort of spill. ALL oil leaks are bad. If you find oil under your car, check for a loose drain plug or oil filter (you could see oil stains on the filter). If everything is tight, take the car to a garage and have the oil leak investigated.

[DCooper]

@MTC29 I disagree. Oil leaking from the car is a sure sign that it still has oil in it. I would worry if all of a sudden there wasn't any oil or transmission fluid dripping :p

[dustybiker]

Were you running the AC? Could be condensation dripping off.

[Asker]

Yeah, drove to work with the cold AC on. As soon as I parked and turned off the car I saw it drip the clear liquid and that's when I did the paper test.

[dustybiker]

Yeah, it’s fine. Perfectly normal.

[OddBeMe]

Cars leak occasionally. Could be consendarion from the AC or coolant. Just keep an eye out for large puddles.

[AFretiredTXn]

It's normal, just drainage from your cars AC unit, Don't worry about it.

[lazermazer]

Were you expecting a mechanic here? Or someone like that to hit on you?🤣

[Asker]

Hit on me? Wtf. For you to even jump to that conclusion is a clear indicator that you're desperate which is sad.

[oldermale]

Was the airconditioning running?

[Asker]

Yeah, I had cold air on. Then I turned off my car and bam... I see something leaking out. I quickly paper tested it and it looked like clear, some what tainted water but definitely not oily or sticky.

[oldermale]

Dont worry, sounds like condensation from aircon, nothing to worry about.

[exitseven]

It is probably condensation.

[genericname85]

coming out of what part of the car? xD

[Pudsmucker]

Could be conversation.

[lofii]

Your car has nitrous