I found this under my front axle/ oil pan area. im not 100% sure if its coming from my truck or not because theres a similar grease type stuff (im assuming) under my stepdads rear axle area of his 03 mercury mountaineer

if i had to take a guess....axle grease ? if so is this a common problem? where/ what should i check

thanks in advanced!

 

Is it cold where you are? seen this last year under my truck(small oil leak) during real cold weather

 

yesterday a high of 35...today its 49. so i mean its up and down...the coldest it has gotten was 20 but that lasted a week lol. and i got a small oil leak too but i think its because im missing an oil pan which is in the mail lol

 

check your oil and tranny fluid. from the dip stick and make sure they are not white also...that looks like an oil and water mix...bad sign....if your fluid are not white then I got nothing...and check radiator fluid,,,

 

oil was just changed 2 weeks ago, i just checked it thursday, it was good. nothing unusual bout the old oil, ...radiator fluid was very clean. i have not checked tranny, will have to check it tmr.

ive noticed this spot for a few months, i usually park there but recently my stepdad has a few times recently..hoping it aint mine for once lol

 

Now that I rhink of it, it wasnt because of the cold, it was during heavy rain in the summer

 

I would say oil and water mixture

oil was likely down , precipitation for the water

 

it did just get done pouring here,

idk if the picture does it justice, but its only the cream colored thick (grease maybe) no black/gray indicating oil is in the mix

the black already down on the ground is existing oil thats been there for years lol

 

its definitely oil and water mixed could be gear oil from the diff. if its not a puddle of motor oil it has to be a different oil from your front end

 

I agree here. You could've got water in your differential. That's what and oil water mix looks like. You could've then go a leak in it, so it's showing up in your driveway. Check the front and rear differential for droplets of the same looking stuff. You can also take out the fill plugs and see if it comes pouring out, or stick your finger in there and get a sample and see if it's the same creamy/milky/carmely color. You can check the mountaineer if yours checks out.