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Please help!!
I just purchased a 2012 F150 XLT with 5,000 miles yesterday. I get up this morning and notice 2 small puddles under my truck. It's a clear, odorless liquid. One is right below the motor and the other is a little farther back under the front seats. Do I need to be concerned or could it be condensation? This is my first F150 and I absolutely love this truck. Thanks in advance!
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My 13 does the same thing, 1 puddle comes out a exhaust pipe where it connects to another and the other is right below the muffler/cat where there is a small hole it drips from. I even get one in the rear of the truck. They all seem to be exhaust related. It usually shows up either at starting and when I park the truck, I see it create 2 puddles, so far its water. But I hear you, never had this issue with my Super Duty. No water, no oil, no nothing but it seems these ecoboost engines like to pee alot,, weak bladder i guess.
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My 13 does the same thing, 1 puddle comes out a exhaust pipe where it connects to another and the other is right below the muffler/cat where there is a small hole it drips from. I even get one in the rear of the truck. They all seem to be exhaust related. It usually shows up either at starting and when I park the truck, I see it create 2 puddles, so far its water. But I hear you, never had this issue with my Super Duty. No water, no oil, no nothing but it seems these ecoboost engines like to pee alot,, weak bladder i guess.
Not to argue, but it's not EB related either. My old '99 5.4 would drip out the exhaust quite a bit.
I think it's more dependent whether the exhaust has drain holes and where they are located.
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My 13 does the same thing, 1 puddle comes out a exhaust pipe where it connects to another and the other is right below the muffler/cat where there is a small hole it drips from. I even get one in the rear of the truck. They all seem to be exhaust related. It usually shows up either at starting and when I park the truck, I see it create 2 puddles, so far its water. But I hear you, never had this issue with my Super Duty. No water, no oil, no nothing but it seems these ecoboost engines like to pee alot,, weak bladder i guess.
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I didnt mean to imply it was an EB issue just the F150 issue. I had a SD and never had anything other than AC unit puddle in summer. I havent used the Defroster at all. It still has the 2 puddles and sometimes 3. Hey you guys know when you see any fluid under your truck, you panic. I understand the 2 muffler drips becuase there is a small hole at the lip edge and you can see why it drips, what i would like to know is the one below the drivers side the 2 pipes that meet, where on that pipe is the water coming from to drip there. I havent run defroster so its not the Ac unit, so where is this water building up and causing it to leak there?