"Dean Dark" > wrote in message
...
> On 27 Feb 2005 16:28:29 -0800, "Michael Low"
> >
> wrote:
>
>>Have you had the car long? If the liquid is clear, not oily and has
>>no
>>smell then it is water. My E39 will drain its A/C condensation onto
>>the garage floor around an area just forward and below the gear
>>shift
>>lever. That's what's intended.
>>
>>It does that even in Winter. We have real Winters here and sure
>>enough
>>there was a small puddle there just a couple of weeks ago. I leave
>>my
>>A/C on to clear humidity from the cabin.
>
> Thanks for the idea, but no, this is not a/c condensate water, it
> sat
> on the floor without drying up for more than a day which is what
> drew
> my attention to it. It's a clear fluid (like water) but it's like a
> light oil in consistency. I'll check the power steering reservoir,
> as
> Mr. Plowman suggested, once I figure out where it is. It's not
> listed
> in the drivers' handbook...

It does sound like power steering fluid. The hoses to / from the
reservoir are known to leak. Usually juist requires replacement of
the original crimp-on clamp with a worm-gear clamp (like a small
radiator hose clamp).

-Fred W