Gladiator Throwing Grease

[DocMike]

New Gladiator, Sport S. Had it one month today and put 900 miles on it. It's been throwing what I can only describe as grease. On the doors, rear fenders and rear quarter panel. I can't find the source.
Is this normal? Excessive greasing from the factory that is working its way out? I'm constantly cleaning it off. I have had cars with Zerks and done grease fittings. Anyone else see this?

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[Mr._Bill]

New Gladiator, Sport S. Had it one month today and put 900 miles on it. It's been throwing what I can only describe as grease. On the doors, rear fenders and rear quarter panel. I can't find the source.
Is this normal? Excessive greasing from the factory that is working its way out? I'm constantly cleaning it off. I have had cars with Zerks and done grease fittings. Anyone else see this?

Is it coming off the road and being thrown up by the tires?

 

[Troybilt]

@Mr Bill Is correct. Thats road turds flung up by your big old poop shovel tires.

 

[Hootbro]

Looks like typical road tar and gunk from normal driving.

 

[DocMike]

I believe you. Just weird. I have had lifted trucks, K20 burban, and never seen that before.
It's fresh and not in the wheel wells, just all over the doors.

Looks like typical road tar and gunk from normal driving.

 

[Hootbro]

If your normal commute or routine driving route has a influx of road work or other construction, not uncommon to have uptick road tar and other chemical debris show up.

We both have have white Gladiators and it probably stands out the worse on this color.

 

[DocMike]

If your normal commute or routine driving route has a influx of road work or other construction, not uncommon to have uptick road tar and other chemical debris show up.

We both have have white Gladiators and it probably stands out the worse on this color.

Yeah and I have been keeping it clean. It will have plenty of time to get muddy. The K20 was held together with mud. Had me thrown. I was crawling around under it looking for the source. They never told me about the auto shut off..... I'm used to old cars.... Shutting off at a light means something went wrong. I about had a heart attack on my test drive. It goes in for Line-X tomorrow.

 

[Gatorized]

Line-x the sills and your problem will disappear!

 

[DocMike]

Line-x the sills and your problem will disappear!

Ok, on the walk around today, apparently I ran over some road kill and the passenger rear fender is covered in animal goo....Poor Line-X guy thought I hit someone. No damage to the truck, just blood.

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