'04 GX 470- oily substance on car???
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I bought a pre-certified '04 GX 470 with 17,000 miles last week. I really like it so far, but there is one issue I don't really understand. There is an oily, black substance that splatters on the side of the car behind the tires. At first, I thought it was from driving on a road with fresh oil on it, but when my wife took it to the dealer for a minor issue, the service rep said some GX's have this from the brakes and there really isn't anything that can be done to fix it. I had an RX and never experienced this problem.
Anyone experience this problem? What, if anything can you do besides wipe the oily substance off daily? Seems odd that it only affects some GX's.
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TexasNArk
Anyone experience this problem? What, if anything can you do besides wipe the oily substance off daily? Seems odd that it only affects some GX's.
Thanks,
TexasNArk
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Originally Posted by texasnark
I bought a pre-certified '04 GX 470 with 17,000 miles last week. I really like it so far, but there is one issue I don't really understand. There is an oily, black substance that splatters on the side of the car behind the tires. At first, I thought it was from driving on a road with fresh oil on it, but when my wife took it to the dealer for a minor issue, the service rep said some GX's have this from the brakes and there really isn't anything that can be done to fix it. I had an RX and never experienced this problem.
Anyone experience this problem? What, if anything can you do besides wipe the oily substance off daily? Seems odd that it only affects some GX's.
Thanks,
TexasNArk
Anyone experience this problem? What, if anything can you do besides wipe the oily substance off daily? Seems odd that it only affects some GX's.
Thanks,
TexasNArk
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Originally Posted by BobsGX
Hopefully its just that heavy coat of tire grease that many dealers put on the sidewalls of the tires to give them a shine. Try washing the vehicle and see if it still does it.
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Go back to your service rep and point out:
- substance is coming from "somewhere", which means that "somewhere" is losing this substance (oil, grease, fluid)
- that "somewhere" is either overfull so losing some doesn't matter, in that case please correct the amount in the "somewhere"
- or that "somewhere" is leaking, and I need to know why you can't stop if from leaking and what are the ramifications when it gets too low
In either case, it is a problem and needs to be handled (assuming that the "somewhere" is somewhere on your vehicle
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- substance is coming from "somewhere", which means that "somewhere" is losing this substance (oil, grease, fluid)
- that "somewhere" is either overfull so losing some doesn't matter, in that case please correct the amount in the "somewhere"
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- or that "somewhere" is leaking, and I need to know why you can't stop if from leaking and what are the ramifications when it gets too low
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In either case, it is a problem and needs to be handled (assuming that the "somewhere" is somewhere on your vehicle
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Originally Posted by texasnark
BobsGX,
You were correct! Thanks for the help. No problems after the wash.
You were correct! Thanks for the help. No problems after the wash.
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yea that's why i don't use tire dressing anymore. they just make a bigger mess (even though they make the tires look great). at first i thought it might be some fluid leaking
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Originally Posted by Rx900
yea that's why i don't use tire dressing anymore. they just make a bigger mess (even though they make the tires look great). at first i thought it might be some fluid leaking
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...ory_Code=Zaino
Works great and does not sling off the tires.
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Originally Posted by texasnark
I bought a pre-certified '04 GX 470 with 17,000 miles last week. I really like it so far, but there is one issue I don't really understand. There is an oily, black substance that splatters on the side of the car behind the tires. At first, I thought it was from driving on a road with fresh oil on it, but when my wife took it to the dealer for a minor issue, the service rep said some GX's have this from the brakes and there really isn't anything that can be done to fix it. I had an RX and never experienced this problem.
Anyone experience this problem? What, if anything can you do besides wipe the oily substance off daily? Seems odd that it only affects some GX's.
Thanks,
TexasNArk
Anyone experience this problem? What, if anything can you do besides wipe the oily substance off daily? Seems odd that it only affects some GX's.
Thanks,
TexasNArk
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Originally Posted by CdeFabio
Have you tried this:
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...ory_Code=Zaino
Works great and does not sling off the tires.![Thumb Up](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
http://www.zainostore.com/Merchant2/...ory_Code=Zaino
Works great and does not sling off the tires.
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