Coolant drip after automatic car wash

[12Lariat21]

So twice now after a touchless car wash I see coolant dripping from behind both front wheel wells. Anyone else have this?

1st occurrence the truck idled during the wash. 2nd occurrence I had the truck shutoff during the wash.

nothing is getting hot. Can’t seem to find where it might be coming from…

+photo. Seems to run down the back of the inner fender and down the crash bar…both sides

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[Tall Tail]

How do you know its coolant?
Have you check your coolant overflow reservoir level before and after?

 

[Zyvin]

Wonder if it’s soap/wax/whatever going through your cowl drains??

 

[Porpoise Hork]

That's where the cowl drains from. Chances are that's just soap or wax. Grab a water hose or bucket and pour water in the pockets under the wipers and watch, you will see the majority of it come out right there.

 

[Jus Cruisin]

These trucks hold water in auto washes. I bring mine home and if I need to pull into the garage right away, I end up with a good sized puddle on the garage floor under the engine. If I can, I park outside for an hour or so to let it drip in the driveway.

 

[Porpoise Hork]

These trucks hold water in auto washes. I bring mine home and if I need to pull into the garage right away, I end up with a good sized puddle on the garage floor under the engine. If I can, I park outside for an hour or so to let it drip in the driveway.

I have noticed the same thing. Take it to the car wash at lunchtime and drive back to the office some 5 miles away. Come out a few hours later and there's almost always damp spots/puddles under the truck under the front fender area like OP showed.

 

[KBKEITH]

These trucks hold water in auto washes. I bring mine home and if I need to pull into the garage right away, I end up with a good sized puddle on the garage floor under the engine. If I can, I park outside for an hour or so to let it drip in the driveway.

Be lucky you don’t have the BAP/Tremor hood with the fake vents. Those vents are water reservoirs. I was surprised the first time I washed my truck. Damn.

 

[12Lariat21]

Thanks guys, It is most likely just 'green soap/water' I didn't even consider that...and my sense of smell isn't the greatest, so I couldn't ever tell if what was dripping was actually coolant, just looked like it.

 

[tony72cutlass's']

I had a door freeze up on me once after an auto-wash. This is the reason I had kids!

 

[oncechance]

I had a door freeze up on me once after an auto-wash. This is the reason I had kids!

My child labor never came to fruition. Hope yours does...

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