Took my 1992 190e out the garage today for its first proper clean of the year as it was mild and dry (I'm in the UK). Took it to a self service car wash and used a pressure washer on it then went about my day. Came home and put her back in the garage and had a look underneath and noticed this greasy/wet patch around the blanking grommet next to the front passenger side Jacking point.
My understanding is that this is just a blanking plate that's installed during the manufacturing process and thought some water had got into the body maybe and was seeping out. I know there is already a drain hole next to the jacking point with a rubber nipple like grommet on it. I just had another look at the underside (about 11 hours after I cleaned it) and it's still seeping although the rest of the underside is bone dry (see pics).
I touched it with my finger and thought it maybe looked a bit brown/red but wiped it with a tissue and it looks like it's just dirty water. Does anyone know if there are any pipes etc that run inside the body or is it just a slow leak of water? I had another look this morning and it's still weeping. It doesn't smell of anything and isn't sticky or leave a residue. My car doesn't have a sunroof so I can't imagine it could be to do with that but any suggestions welcome.
My understanding is that this is just a blanking plate that's installed during the manufacturing process and thought some water had got into the body maybe and was seeping out. I know there is already a drain hole next to the jacking point with a rubber nipple like grommet on it. I just had another look at the underside (about 11 hours after I cleaned it) and it's still seeping although the rest of the underside is bone dry (see pics).
I touched it with my finger and thought it maybe looked a bit brown/red but wiped it with a tissue and it looks like it's just dirty water. Does anyone know if there are any pipes etc that run inside the body or is it just a slow leak of water? I had another look this morning and it's still weeping. It doesn't smell of anything and isn't sticky or leave a residue. My car doesn't have a sunroof so I can't imagine it could be to do with that but any suggestions welcome.
