Front Brakes. There is some yellowish/green looking stuff on the front rotors on this Honda Element with 6,000 miles on it. 2005. The car looks new and stories check out BUT... what is that stuff?
Any ideas? Thanks.
2006-10-01 17:05:44 · 7 answers · asked by Alan T 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
Take the car to a mechanic who can look it over for you before you buy. Some places even do it for free. Better to be safe than sorry.
2006-10-01 17:09:40 · answer #1 · answered by motheroftwo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its probably corrosion. There is probably brass in the rotor housing and this brass has started to corrode. Look at the brake rotors on most older cars and they have rust or corrosion too. The best way to see how it works is to test drive it. Take it out (preferably in the country or sparsly populated part of town) and try speeding it up to around 20 miles per hour and stomp on the brakes. If it makes loud noises or shudders or the car tries to pull to the right or left, the brakes are bad. Of course you need to balance the value of the rest of the car. If the rest of the car is in great shape, go ahead and get the car. You can always take the car to Midas or some other shop and have the brakes repaired or replaced later if they start to have problems. Its not that expensive to do.
2006-10-01 17:13:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You should purchase a automobile that's possibly final years mannequin or the 12 months beofre which has very low mileage and nonetheless a whole assurance on the time of acquire. This automobile will nonetheless be identical to new, however is not going to lose hundreds of thousands of greenbacks in importance the moment you force it off of the lot. This means you pay much less and get the excellent of each worlds in an effort to talk. Another factor is you'll be able to discover anyone you realize that is aware of approximately automobiles preferrable a mechanic to seem on the automobile earlier than you purchase it. You too can ensure you're now not getting ripped off by means of checking what it's worh within the Kelly Blue Book on-line. Finally, you'll be able to run a car historical past earlier than to be constructive the automobile has now not been in any injuries earlier than and without difficulty repainted.
2016-08-29 09:24:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be some type of factory protectant or something. Just take it for a test drive and run by the local Honda dealership. The guy working the service department should be able to give you the straight scoop in a minute. Probably for free too.
2006-10-01 17:14:49 · answer #4 · answered by shogun_316 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Could rust.If not sure,take the car to the mec to look at it.Honda element,I like it
2006-10-01 18:13:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's rust. It happens every night, it's completly normal.
2006-10-01 17:34:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
sounds like radioator fluid ha. im sure its harmless whatever it is, just clean it when you wash it. why are you buying a honda box anyway??ew
2006-10-01 17:14:22 · answer #7 · answered by CS 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋