Originally Posted by
Myopic
The day before yesterday, when I opened the hood of my car, I noticed some fluid on the top of the lower engine cover. I drove a few kilometers and found that the fluid had dried without leaving any trace. A few hours earlier, I had washed my car in an automatic car wash.
The same thing happened today, but I didn't wash the car; it rained overnight. Is it possible that the automatic car wash and the rainfall caused water to accumulate there?
Does this happen in your cars ?
I would suggest testing your theory by using a garden hose over the hood area and grille area. Then wipe away the water from the hood and surrounding areas, then see if there is water in the engine pan again.
If so you may have a bad hood to cowl seal or a bad hood to grille seal.