Drip in the front can't find source

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pmutch

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I've got a drip that started as 1 drop occasionally and now is 5-6 drops every night. It's in the front to the left of the middle of the car horizontal from the tire. Nothing shows a leak, everything runs fine. Any ideas before I take it back to the dealership and they try to upsell me a bunch of crap. I don't think its transmission fluid its not reddish in color. What should I have checked?
 

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Either smell, taste, or paper-test and report back. Without knowing what it is there is no great answer. It could be coolant, AC condensate, blinker fluid, brake fluid, power steering fluid (less likely), or anything else. What year/engine?
 

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Coolant smells sweet and is usually green or yellow and sticky. Brake fluid is clear-ish to reddish brown and has a oily feel to it and is sort of "fishy". Power steering fluid is the same as transmission fluid, red and strong smelling. AC condensate is literally water.
 
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