oily shoe

briggie · 05-12-2010, 14:22

just been to tescos and back ... a distance in total of about 3 miles ....when i got out of the car i noticed a couple of drops of black oil on my shoe ?...

.... wot the fuff could it be ? ... car interior smells sorta metal type smell , but not a hot metal smell if that makes sense .... fluids appear normal levels , but will check when its cold too ........ any ideas ?

briggie · 05-12-2010, 14:23

btw its my left shoe

thor · 05-12-2010, 17:08

so is it on top of your shoe ?

Just wondering did you leave your vehicle to warm up for a loooooong time, and have you been sitting there with the cab getting extra hot...I am thinking either a grease/lubricant thinning down and just dripping from somwhere....or sometime you catch your foot on the running boards or underside, in this weather with all the crap on the roads it would give the impression of oil...maybe !!!!???

rustic · 05-12-2010, 17:11

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Originally Posted by briggie

btw its my left shoe

When you drive an automatic, you don't use your left foot, so where have you had it?

Have you got an oil field in your garden?

11redrex · 05-12-2010, 17:12

Have you 'oiled yourself ?

briggie · 05-12-2010, 18:09

the oil is on the top of my shoe ...all i did was drive to tescos and back

solarman216 · 05-12-2010, 19:34

If it rinses of in water, its brake fluid, leak from master cylinder? Rick

briggie · 05-12-2010, 19:36

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Originally Posted by solarman216

If it rinses of in water, its brake fluid, leak from master cylinder? Rick

cheers rick , will try that and let you know ..... it had to happen on my new light tan leather shoes tho

briggie · 05-12-2010, 19:42

just tried washing it off in water ...... nope it doesnt wash off

.... the water just runs over it ...... i tried both hot and cold water .....now im mega worried

solarman216 · 05-12-2010, 19:57

Then it is not from inside the car, my guess is you have picked it up from somewhere else, clean it off and stop worrying about it, Rick

briggie · 05-12-2010, 20:17

just dipped my finger in this stuff ( was curious ) .... and it stinks ... very sorta horrible plasticiny type smell

briggie · 05-12-2010, 20:29

im thinking lsd oil , because this stuff is quite thick and it stinks ... am i right ?

solarman216 · 05-12-2010, 20:38

So you been crawling under the rear diff then Pete and got the top of your shoe to the underside of the diff, contorsionist as well eh, Rick

briggie · 05-12-2010, 20:39

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Originally Posted by solarman216

So you been crawling under the rear diff then Pete and got the top of your shoe to the underside of the diff, contorsionist as well eh, Rick

i have no idea how it got there rick , i have obviously been to the rear door of the car , im even more confused now

Adz · 05-12-2010, 20:48

Think you should start up a thread about "I'm worrying about nothing but gonna post it anyway".

I reckon its dripped off the out side of ya truck which has been picked up off the road

Or its dripped out of your shopping

now that i would worry about

sticky

oil like

05-12-2010, 14:22	#1
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	oily shoe just been to tescos and back ... a distance in total of about 3 miles ....when i got out of the car i noticed a couple of drops of black oil on my shoe ?....... wot the fuff could it be ? ... car interior smells sorta metal type smell , but not a hot metal smell if that makes sense .... fluids appear normal levels , but will check when its cold too ........ any ideas ?

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05-12-2010, 14:23	#2
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	btw its my left shoe

05-12-2010, 17:08	#3
thor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Warrington,Cheshire. Posts: 268	so is it on top of your shoe ? Just wondering did you leave your vehicle to warm up for a loooooong time, and have you been sitting there with the cab getting extra hot...I am thinking either a grease/lubricant thinning down and just dripping from somwhere....or sometime you catch your foot on the running boards or underside, in this weather with all the crap on the roads it would give the impression of oil...maybe !!!!???

05-12-2010, 17:12	#5
11redrex Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia. Buh. Vehicle: 1997 LWB Maverick 2.7TDi Posts: 1,377	Have you 'oiled yourself ?

05-12-2010, 18:09	#6
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	the oil is on the top of my shoe ...all i did was drive to tescos and back

05-12-2010, 19:34	#7
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,416	If it rinses of in water, its brake fluid, leak from master cylinder? Rick

05-12-2010, 19:42	#9
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	just tried washing it off in water ...... nope it doesnt wash off .... the water just runs over it ...... i tried both hot and cold water .....now im mega worried

05-12-2010, 19:57	#10
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,416	Then it is not from inside the car, my guess is you have picked it up from somewhere else, clean it off and stop worrying about it, Rick

05-12-2010, 20:17	#11
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	just dipped my finger in this stuff ( was curious ) .... and it stinks ... very sorta horrible plasticiny type smell

05-12-2010, 20:29	#12
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	im thinking lsd oil , because this stuff is quite thick and it stinks ... am i right ?

05-12-2010, 20:38	#13
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,416	So you been crawling under the rear diff then Pete and got the top of your shoe to the underside of the diff, contorsionist as well eh, Rick

05-12-2010, 20:48	#15
Adz Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Roaming Nomad Vehicle: 1995 SWB Terrano Posts: 5,370	Think you should start up a thread about "I'm worrying about nothing but gonna post it anyway". I reckon its dripped off the out side of ya truck which has been picked up off the road Or its dripped out of your shopping now that i would worry about sticky oil like