Fluid leak in right front -- what to do?

[PedalPounder]

I came home from a 2 hour drive in the Lotus and parked it near the curb so I could move cars around to park the Lotus in the garage. After I was done playing car tetris, I pulled in my beater into the driveway and noticed a puddle where the Lotus was parked, along with a wet spot every 6 feet on its way to the garage. Doh!

I went to the puddle with a paper towel. I touched the liquid for texture and absorbed some for color. It was not oily, didn't have a smell or color. I went back to the garage and I saw it leak from the right front very close to the back of the wheel. It stopped leaking within 5 minutes if that.

First question: what liquids do we have in the car?
1. Engine Oil (Not that)
2. Transmission Fluid (Not that)
3. Brake Fluid (Not that)
4. Power Stee..... (ha!)
5. Coolant?
6. Wiper Fluid?
7. A/C Fluid?
can't think of any other fluid but I suppose there's a chance it could be
a leak from condensation forming on the outside of some component.

I don't dare turn on the car before I get more info. Anyone care to try a theory or provide steps an intermediate amateur could do to diagnose?

Here's more info:
- Wiper Fluid is empty. I don't know what it was at before.
- Coolant level has dipped under low, but I don't have a good sense of when that occurred; it had been steadily at just above low for months prior. The amount of fluid that leaked corresponds to the difference in level, but only if the leak started when I parked and not in the 2 hours prior during my drive.
- I have refilled the wiper fluid, but it did not leak. But I would expect that without first activating the pump if the lines are empty (right?) So, I sprayed my windshield and got a drip from the right front, but I dismissed that as the sprayed water.

[RoadDad]

What did it taste like?














I'm just kidding.

There is an AC condensation hose that puts out right around there, IIRC.

If the wiper fluid line disconnected from the dispenser thingy at the front you will get this same problem but the fluid should have the color of your wiper fluid.

[TheViper]

Could it be the AC condensate drip.
Michael

[RoadDad]

Beat ya to it Viper .