Mystery fluid

[Ramguy61840]

Hey there, shot in the dark but I'm stumped. My wife was driving my truck while I am away on training. She went into the gym and did her thing. About an hour later she came out and there was a green substance with a nondescript smell leaking from the axle and dripping from the inside of the tire to the ground. She says that all fluids are normal and at appropriate levels. She drove it home with no smells or sounds. Truck ran perfectly. Truck is a 94 ram 1500, 5.2l 4wd. This has me scratching my head, any ideas? Pics of fluid attaches.

 

[buddy guy]

if it wasn't a 94, i might think this was the same issue..and it was chalked up to 8 speed transmission fluid on the last post:

https://www.ramforum.com/threads/what-fluid-in-these-trucks-is-green.104161/

differential fluid? tranny fluid? i mean, there are fluids she wouldn't have checked. that much leak, i'd zip it into a shop asap.

 

[fowlerdodge]

Whatever it is, it's obviously under pressure in order to spew out like that. You sure that isn't tire sealant?

 

[Rado]

Interesting ! I wonder if she ran over a can of something in the road and it sprayed the truck ? I agree I would drop it off to get it looked at. If she can take a sample and also take that to the garage in case that stuff wash's off if it rains

 

[buddy guy]

if i were there, i would be stupid enough to taste test it for you.

 

[SportRam00]

Looks like the front axle. If that's the case, I bet you have a bad axle seal on that side. Did she park on a on a non-level surface? If she did, I bet your front diff is leaking at that seal. Those seals are known to go bad. There are a few write ups around on how to do it. Replacing the inner seals does not look like a very fun job...