Brake fluid on garage floor
10-06-2013, 11:20 PM
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Drifting
We could even wait until after the service visit to see what the dealer says it is. I somehow don't think the service techs will taste it.
Heard at an airport, so it's a true story--our A&P said when he was in the Air Force, he was crew chief of a B-36 and he saw that one pilot when preflighting it would dab his finger in any fluid found on the ramp and taste it to figure out what it was. One day this pilot came in and said he had tasted a puddle of some different-looking fluid and couldn't identify it. The crew chief said that's where I took a whiz under the wing. This pilot immediately abandoned the taste test procedure.
10-06-2013, 11:49 PM
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Heard at an airport, so it's a true story--our A&P said when he was in the Air Force, he was crew chief of a B-36 and he saw that one pilot when preflighting it would dab his finger in any fluid found on the ramp and taste it to figure out what it was. One day this pilot came in and said he had tasted a puddle of some different-looking fluid and couldn't identify it. The crew chief said that's where I took a whiz under the wing. This pilot immediately abandoned the taste test procedure.
10-07-2013, 09:26 AM
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Nothing on the garage floor this morning. Drove it last night. Hopefully just a "burp" as some have suggested. Still going to take it to the dealer for a look-see.
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10-07-2013, 12:51 PM
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10-07-2013, 01:09 PM
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It's not an 'electronic' steering rack. It's just a normal rack-and-pinion system, but instead of hydraulic assist, it has an electric motor typically attached to the steering column, inside the vehicle.
Those 2 are one and the same. Basically, the hydraulic setup in most cars now, but the pump is driven by an electric motor, rather than the engine. And it's called 'ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC', not electric (or electro-mechanical, which sounds fancier 
). This is the best system, but the most expensive, plus still has the possibility of leaks, so hardly anybody uses it. Almost everybody now uses the purely electric setup.
And yes, there's another version of electric power steering, which adds a clutch in the steering column between the electric motor and the rack, and it's called 'steer-by-wire' system. The clutch is a 'fail-safe' system in case the electronics fail. Have no freaking idea why Infiniti is using it in the new Q-series cars (all new Infiniti cars will be Q-something now). That system would be an immediate deal-breaker for me, but most buyers won't even know what they're buying. One more step to robotic driving, which I wish never witness . Hope this helps.
). This is the best system, but the most expensive, plus still has the possibility of leaks, so hardly anybody uses it. Almost everybody now uses the purely electric setup. And yes, there's another version of electric power steering, which adds a clutch in the steering column between the electric motor and the rack, and it's called 'steer-by-wire' system. The clutch is a 'fail-safe' system in case the electronics fail. Have no freaking idea why Infiniti is using it in the new Q-series cars (all new Infiniti cars will be Q-something now). That system would be an immediate deal-breaker for me, but most buyers won't even know what they're buying
. One more step to robotic driving, which I wish never witness . Hope this helps.
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10-07-2013, 01:42 PM
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It's not an 'electronic' steering rack. It's just a normal rack-and-pinion system, but instead of hydraulic assist, it has an electric motor typically attached to the steering column, inside the vehicle.
Those 2 are one and the same. Basically, the hydraulic setup in most cars now, but the pump is driven by an electric motor, rather than the engine. And it's called 'ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC', not electric (or electro-mechanical, which sounds fancier). This is the best system, but the most expensive, plus still has the possibility of leaks, so hardly anybody uses it. Almost everybody now uses the purely electric setup.
And yes, there's another version of electric power steering, which adds a clutch in the steering column between the electric motor and the rack, and it's called 'steer-by-wire' system. The clutch is a 'fail-safe' system in case the electronics fail. Have no freaking idea why Infiniti is using it in the new Q-series cars (all new Infiniti cars will be Q-something now). That system would be an immediate deal-breaker for me, but most buyers won't even know what they're buying. One more step to robotic driving, which I wish never witness . Hope this helps.
Those 2 are one and the same. Basically, the hydraulic setup in most cars now, but the pump is driven by an electric motor, rather than the engine. And it's called 'ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC', not electric (or electro-mechanical, which sounds fancier
). This is the best system, but the most expensive, plus still has the possibility of leaks, so hardly anybody uses it. Almost everybody now uses the purely electric setup. And yes, there's another version of electric power steering, which adds a clutch in the steering column between the electric motor and the rack, and it's called 'steer-by-wire' system. The clutch is a 'fail-safe' system in case the electronics fail. Have no freaking idea why Infiniti is using it in the new Q-series cars (all new Infiniti cars will be Q-something now). That system would be an immediate deal-breaker for me, but most buyers won't even know what they're buying
. One more step to robotic driving, which I wish never witness . Hope this helps.
10-07-2013, 01:46 PM
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That's not good for longevity (more heat, water, etc), but obviously done for packaging reasons. That's why I said they're 'TYPICALLY' mounted inside the vehicle (most are). Makes no difference, really. But thanks for pointing that out. Hope the C7 has a cover under the engine, which even Hyundai Elantras have nowadays, but were absent on all C6s. Not only better for aerodynamics, but engine compartment stays cleaner, plus no water and crap on electric connectors and such.
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10-07-2013, 01:52 PM
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10-11-2013, 03:35 PM
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Hey schilitj,
Are you going to go to the dealership to have this checked out? If so let me know so that I can help, if needed. Keep us all posted,
Kelly J.
Chevrolet Customer Care
Are you going to go to the dealership to have this checked out? If so let me know so that I can help, if needed. Keep us all posted,
Kelly J.
Chevrolet Customer Care
04-09-2014, 08:58 AM
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Burning Brakes
Does anyone know what the outcome to the OP's situation was? I woke up the other morning and pulled my car out for a wash only to find two small drips of reddish orange fluid on my garage floor! The drips were located right front directly under my radiator.
04-09-2014, 10:22 AM
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Burning Brakes
