I have a 2006 f150 crew cab 4x4 and i noticed a puddle underneath the back of it today. It looks like its coming out of the rear shock on the passenger side, does this mean the shock is shot or is it something else making the puddle?

 

I have an 05 FX4, 5.4L and I get a lot of condensate water dripping from my muffler.

 

Well i have an mbrp exhaust system on mine, it looks like an oil residue and its also on my brake rotor and inside of my rim

 

Is it diff fluid? Check your brake fluid level as well.

 

Well i had a brand new rear end put in by the ford dealership i bought jt from, it was under warranty still thank god. I'm just hoping its nothing to do with the rear end

 

Smell it ...

 

If it's oil, then it could be the differential fluid coming out the side axle seals. Check your brake fluid level, as it could be a leaking caliper.

If it's a shock, the sides of the shock will be wet with oil. They are the easiest of these three to replace; about 20 minutes on each side with simple wrenches. I don't think the shocks would get oil onto the brake rotor. I'm thinking more the axle seals or the brake caliper. Rule out the caliper by checking the level of brake fluid in the under hood container. Rear end fluid has a more pungent type smell to it.

 

Agree with Bucko...shocks don't leak that much oil..gotta be axle seals

 

Well i had the whole axle rebuilt less then 4 months ago from the ford dealership that i bought it from...how expensive is that to fix?

 

Gear oil/diff fluid smells really bad swipe some up with your fingers and give a good smell it has a real strong oder it's gear oil, brake fluid doest have near the smell as gear oil. Take it back to ford if it was less than 4 months ago and you have paper work they'll probably fix it if you have a good dealership. If they won't pay and it's a axle seal my guess would be 2-3 hour labor plus parts would have to guess 50-100 plus the 90 bucks an hour shop rate puts you around 3-400 and if you can get out of a dealership with less than 500 bucks in repairs your doing good. That's just a semi educated guess And check the brake fluid for safety reason of you lr leaking brake fluid that could end up no fun.