overheating or antifreeze smell???
overheating or antifreeze smell???
hey guys, every time i just drive normal lately, my temp goes above normal and my car doesnt overheat, but i can smell it, its coming from the anitfreeze lines, i plan on changing the antifreeze this weekend, sometimes when i use the heat or defroster, it smells inside the car. anyone know wut this mite be? thanks..ttyl
your heater core is probably seaping fluid. check where your a/c drain tube is under the car passenger side see if coolant is dripping from there. even though you cant see fluid it may still be seaping due to it may be a very small leak and is vaporizing before it has a chance to leak out(your coolant smell is this vapor) pulling the dash out to this is time consuming so be prepared to spend some time with your baby this weekend.
Further note when you go to fill the cooling system be sure to lift the front of the car and pull the bleeder screw located on your intake manifold and fill it till fluid comes out of there in one continous stream then put the screw in it also helps if you use a bleeder funnel. once filled with car still elevated fire it up and turn your heater on make sure your funnel is about half full and still on the radiator. let it run to op temp,you can help it get there faster by rasing the rpms during the warm up. once it reaches op temp let it idle for 2 or 3 mins then place your hand in front of the heater vents and make sure you have hot air coming from the vents(it is important the hot air is felt from the vents at idle after it has been idleing for a couple mins). make sure your funnel has fluid in it during this whole period dont let it run out. once it reaches op temp and has suffecient heat from the vents at idle cap off your radiator and you should be good to go.
Keep in mind the most common cause of radiator and heater core failure is excessive cooling system pressure. This is typically caused by a complete or partial failure of the t-stat or a complete or partial failure of the pressure relief portion of the radiator cap. I recommend you replace both during your repair.
Further note when you go to fill the cooling system be sure to lift the front of the car and pull the bleeder screw located on your intake manifold and fill it till fluid comes out of there in one continous stream then put the screw in it also helps if you use a bleeder funnel. once filled with car still elevated fire it up and turn your heater on make sure your funnel is about half full and still on the radiator. let it run to op temp,you can help it get there faster by rasing the rpms during the warm up. once it reaches op temp let it idle for 2 or 3 mins then place your hand in front of the heater vents and make sure you have hot air coming from the vents(it is important the hot air is felt from the vents at idle after it has been idleing for a couple mins). make sure your funnel has fluid in it during this whole period dont let it run out. once it reaches op temp and has suffecient heat from the vents at idle cap off your radiator and you should be good to go.
Keep in mind the most common cause of radiator and heater core failure is excessive cooling system pressure. This is typically caused by a complete or partial failure of the t-stat or a complete or partial failure of the pressure relief portion of the radiator cap. I recommend you replace both during your repair.