How to diagnose leaks under your car | Autoblog Wrenched

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All too often you back out of your driveway and see drips or puddles underneath your car. Should you worry? We'll teach you how to diagnose them on this episode of Wrenched.

Watch all of our Autoblog Wrenched videos for more tips on how to diagnose, fix, and modify cars from professional detailer Larry Kosilla. While you're at it, check out Larry's other car cleaning and maintenance video series Autoblog Details!

Materials Used:

• Catch Can or Cardboard

• Oil Dry

• Rags

• Gloves

• Flashlight

Instructions (video transcript):

[00:00:00] All too often you back your car out of a parking spot and see drips or puddles of fluid, but what is it, where is it from and should you worry? Find out on this episode of Wrenched. Here's what you'll need to do the job: catch can or cardboard, oil dry, rags, gloves, flashlight and your nose. I'm Larry Kosilla, pro detailer and trainer for the last 15 years but when it comes to what's under the hood, I'm the student. Follow me as experts teach me how to diagnose, fix

[00:00:30] and modify cars on Autoblog's Wrenched. While some cars have under trays, most, however, are open, and when a leak occurs, it collects on the ground under or near the faulty part giving a mechanic a good idea of what part it could be from and where to look. The only problem is, your mechanic isn't usually there when the leak occurs, so it's up to you to decide if it's normal, a concern or a major issue. And keep in mind, the original color of the fresh fluid may not be