Found this red liquid under my car. What can It be??

08 Vantage roadster sport shift

Went for a 50 mile drive earlier. Parked the car and saw this and now panicking.


What should I check?

 

Check that fluid with you fingers. Is it oily? What part if the car did it come from? Front or back?

 

Seems a bit oily. From the front.

 

Get a white piece of paper and pull your oil dip stick. Is it the same color as that fluid? First check your dip stick was tight in the first place. LOL. My dealer use to put a dye in my oil. Makes it easier to see i guess. If its not the same color as your oil, move over to the power steering fluid. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS COOL. You don't like burns do you?

 

Looks like power steering fluid from what I can see, not a big issue check banjo bolts at the pump if it is, if not the bolts leaking its in the pump

Take it out and take it to aRefurb guy, don't tell them is Aston .....won't cost more than 70 bucks to rebuild seals are common in many cars

 

My powersteering fluid is green. Pentosin. Dealer changed it in 2015.

 

Oil fine. Power steering fluid fine. Brake fluid fine.

Couldn't check coolant the darn thing won't happen. Probably not the coolant.

Can't see leak from top. I think it may be my wifes car lol.

Recently did a transmission fluid service in her car (vw) so going to check on that. The transmission fluid was red. Going to check once wife comes back.

 

Power steering did check to the top of fill line. And the color wasn't red so that ruled it out. Anyways probably wife's vw. Will get it checked out.

 

Red is normally transmission fluid

 

turned out to be my wife's VW. We did a transmission service with a new gasket and fluid. Apparently the brand new gasket failed!

 

Jeesh, these British cars leak so bad it can come from another car...

Glad the Aston is okay but it sucks about the gasket, though!

 

I'm surprised you let her drive a volkswagen.

 

haha its a passat and she loves it. shes had some nice cars in the past but wanted something more practical when her c class coupe lease was up last year.