OK. Got a weird one here. Maybe I am crazy.

[Folkman]

Wheel well trim
What's going on there?

And crazy?
Don't worry about it OP
I just give everyone my biggest and bestest smile
nobody seems to give me any trouble

that’s dirt that didn’t get off when I washed it. That Isn’t there any more.

 

[Folkman]

Seriously, smell it. Don’t put your nose on it just in case but get in close and smell it.

No odor. I tried that too. So did the shop. It’s almost baby oil viscosity.

and there is no buggy stuck underneath, so I think I didn’t hit one.

 

[Folkman]

Hmm. If it's really discolored and dry, I'm guessing you drove thru something that exacerbated tire bloom. Anyone near have a pool with a street level drain? (Salts and such can promote bloom)...
Keep us posted!

Nope. I’m the desert. Tires are only a couple weeks old. I don’t even have those anymore. I’m on wildpeak AT3W.

showed up again the other day.

 

[Folkman]

Is that what is on the wheel and tire? Could your caliper have a leak? I’m not really a car gal, so I’m not sure that is even a possibility. My husband was a diesel mechanic, but he passed 4 years ago. He always maintained the vehicles and could probably tell you immediately, but isn’t brake fluid about that color?

It’s actually, funny enough, NOT on the wheel except where it splattered. Just the tire. And only the outside wall.

Ford shop had it all apart doing the lift and could find nothing. I have been under there along with my neighbor (who fully restored a classic cherry vette) and everything is dry as a bone. And “clean”.

 

[Folkman]

Check your break lines ,

they are fine. Shop even checked them.

 

[ESBadlands]

I’m convinced now that Bigfoot is peeing on your tire because he’s bummed about not being able to fit in the Sport. It’s time for game cameras and a Scooby Doo style trap.

 

[Folkman]

I’m convinced now that Bigfoot is peeing on your tire because he’s bummed about not being able to fit in the Sport. It’s time for game cameras and a Scooby Doo style trap.

And here I thought the Sasquatch package was cool.

 

[Deleted member 6599]

Best method…

 

[BoxerBronco]

Did this only happen after your new tires?

 

[Folkman]

Did this only happen after your new tires?

no. It happened before lift and tires a couple times too.

I mean… it’s possible I am hitting something in the streets that is tossing crap up. But it never happened on any other vehicle we have. So it’s just weird. And it is t evenly distributed either.

I’m gonna wash it today or tomorrow and keep an eye after every drive to see if I can figure out anything.

I need it clean so I can go to the ride this weekend and get it dirty anyway LOL.

Ford said couldn’t find anything, that it isn’t causing any weirdness, and to just drive it like I stole it basically.

 

[Mark S.]

I’m gonna wash it today or tomorrow and keep an eye after every drive to see if I can figure out anything.

Before washing it place a mark next to the contamination. If (when?) it comes back you'll know if its on the same part of the tire. My first guess is that something on or inside the wheel is getting flung out when you drive.

Keep track of your speed. If I'm right you should notice this more after driving at higher speeds.

 

[BoxerBronco]

I though it might have been that mounting lube/slime stuff they sometimes use on new tire beads when installing…residue from it getting wet and slinging….
That’s my best, I’m out lol!

 

[fog53]

if you've narrowed it down to only the front tire you could rotate it with the rear and see if the problem follows the tire or stays on the front.

 

[Folkman]

if you've narrowed it down to only the front tire you could rotate it with the rear and see if the problem follows the tire or stays on the front.

New tires since first instance. Its there. At one point, on a trip, it was front and back on same side. But since then, when it happens, its only that one tire. Calipers, disks, springs, joints, all the connectie bits are all clean (except for Arizona Dirt and Pollen).

No spots on the driveway either....

 

[Folkman]

UPDATE: Washed the car today with my power washer (first time…. So hot the best job, but It will suffice for now).

took a snap after washing, can barely tell the pattern of the “alien pee” on my tire. I have driven (upwards of 45mph only so far) and no change.

tomorrow we are going out to Hassayampa river and Wickenburg Box Canyon. So there will be some higher speeds and longer trip. Im going to check it at a couple points in the day, will see what happens.

my wife said her car wash has tire shine included (at the auto mat) but that it usually doesn’t work. Could be that is the culprit? That it is just leaking alien pee at random onto cars.

Wish me luck!

Still slightly wet but looks just like the rest of them for the most part now. Even after it dried.

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