Could anyone tell me what could possibly be dripping from my 2011 XLT 5.0 V8?
It appears to be a clear liquid with no smell and it doesnt seem to really evaporate?

I noticed a spot on the driveway and while the truck was in the shop we had them take a look and at a glance they mentioned it could be power steering fluid.

Upon further investigation, my truck appears to have electric power steering so that rules out power steering fluid.

Not really sure what else it could be that would be dripping and is clear.

TIA

- Reaper1087

 

You have EAPS which is electronically assisted power steering so that is correct, you don't have power steering fluid. Not sure where you're located as far as if you've been running any AC lately but it could just be condensation off of that or off of your exhaust if you have a small exhaust leak. Have you not been able to trace it back to an origin point?

 

No I haven’t been able to trace it yet. I’m in KC Missouri. It hasn’t been warm enough here to run the AC.

 

I can't think of anything that would be clear aside from what I mentioned above. Check all your fluid levels I guess would be a start. Does it feel oily at all?

 

No it didnt feel oily, When I was under it and wiping stuff off that looked wet, I had a bunch of old residual oil everywhere but even with that, the liquid that was dripping and sitting on components was clear and water like.

I tried to feel it and smell it and it to me seems like water, but i found it weird that it didnt evaporate off the driveway over the course of the day.

I will keep an eye on it and see if i can find any other indicators to point to what this might be.

 

Check to see if the bottom of the door is wet, clogged drains in the doors will cause this.
This can also happen if there is an accumulation of leaves inside the fender way back where it abuts the door area. The leaves tend to hold water after a rain and slowly release it over a period of days.

 

It looks like it was probably coolant.

The coolant reservoir was completely empty.

Once it warms up a bit i will get under the hood and try to track down the source of the leak.