Fluid leak

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infernoredram

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Just got home from a quick errand and noticed some leaking on the passenger side of the truck. From the smell and looks of it, it's water. Here are some pics:
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It's leaking slow and steady from the engine compartment down onto the frame. Where could the leak be coming from? I couldn't find it.

Also, it wouldn't be safe to drive the truck while it's leaking like that, right?
 

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Did you have your ac on? That is the same place my old 05 would drip condensation when the ac was on.
 
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....yeah.. I really hope that's it. If it is though, I'm gonna feel like a complete retard and never post again. Lol
 

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Passenger side ?

Keep looking trace the water back ... it will show up . I will go out and look at mine in a few
 
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Yep, passenger. Im gonna go try to find it again.

Thanks for the help
 
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From the looks of it, it starts in an area between the coolant and battery. Definitely not the coolant because it's close to the battery. Seems to be coming from a black hose which feeds into the cab, maybe?

Could that be the ac?
 

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it is ac mine was doing it today when changing oil it was still dripping :console:
 

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Mine always makes a lot of condensation on the ground after I have her running full cold blast. Right behind the passenger front wheel.


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If it was coolant it would leave a water stain on the side of the block where it was coming from
 

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Oh, and it's perfectly safe. If you opened the hood and felt the AC canister right after driving with the AC on I bet it's wet.
 

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^^^ what he said
 
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Yep! It turned out to be the AC :ROFLJest:

Even though I feel like a dumby, I'm very relieved it's that and not something that requires a repair...and we all know repairs for the CTD aren't the cheapest lol.
 

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:lol: make sure you replace them with AC Delcos! Only way to go on these trucks.

So we figured this one out, but I gotta ask, has anyone ever had a Dodge truck that doesn't leak for any length of time? It seems as soon as you fix one, another starts, lol.
 
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