CarGuy89

Hey everyone,
So I noticed that after I leave my car parked a while (mainly in parking garages) that I have a small puddle forming under the passenger front side. There doesn't appear to be much coloration other than a darkened wet patch, and no smell as far as I can tell. I suspect that it has something to do with the AC unit as I don't notice this in the wintertime. The car is consistently serviced at Lexus every 5k and nobody has ever mentioned anything remotely close to an oil leak so I haven't been too worried about it. Car drives just fine, smooth as butter without any odd noises from the engine. Torque/power all feels normal. Does anyone else notice this with their car? Mine is a 2012 460 AWD btw. Pic below.

Thanks for your help!

LHH

Yes, the A/C normally drips water if the unit has been on. My car drips under the front passenger side.

dlbuckls10

Yes it's very normal.

Ls460kidd

Yep no worries unless its a color

Tec80

Normal A/C condensate drainage!

enoch861

It's normal to have a small puddle of water after using the using the A/C.

Hopefully I'm not hijacking the thread too much: Today I accidentally left the car running in the garage with the garage door a bit too long and when I came in to shut off the car, the temp was 3/4 up. I didn't think too much about it but about 15 minutes later I walked out and there was a nice puddle of pink/red collected on the floor: the car leaked ant-freeze. I opened the hood and tried to find the leak to no avail. The water pump is bone dry, and I couldn't find any other sources for the leak other than maybe the small overflow hose coming from the coolant tank. Does the LS have a way of purging coolant when it's gotten too hot or the pressure has built too much in the system? I did an inspection of all the hoses for about 20 minutes and I couldn't find anything. I didn't have a bottle of Toyota coolant on hand so I didn't have any to fill the tank with and see if it keeps on leaking or not. Any ideas? If worst comes to worst I can always get it towed to the dealer but I'd rather avoid the $250 deductible if at all possible if it's a super easy fix like a hose (which it most likely is) or something. I'm planning to just add more coolant when I get to pick some up and try and pinpoint if it's leaking any further or not.

roadfrog

If your car WASN'T dripping water (condensation), THEN I'd be worried. This is normal. In the case of the LS, it should drip near the passenger side front.

DavidinCT

Yea, I wondered this as well, I know my old LS430 always had it...but, it seems more on the LS460...

Oliver Enterprises

If it normally does it, then it's normal.
If it doesn't normally do it, then it's not normal.

You're welcome!

CarGuy89

Thanks for putting my mind at ease! Don't know what I would do without such a knowledgeable bunch!

Tec80: that is a sweet 460 combo you got!