Dilemma: Coolant smell
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Dilemma: Coolant smell
I'm driving an 87 GXL NA
Originally my coolant level sensor had broken and coolant would seep its way out when cooling no biggie, I got used to the smell. Finally I found a Heli-coil that was the right size and installed a new level sensor and gasket. Problem lies here where could my coolant smell be coming from now? Hoses are fine, and I haven't seen any leaks in my endevours around the engine compartment.
Now the thing is it's random I can drive the car for 2 days and not smell it then all of a sudden a burst and its gone. I was thinking it might just be residual from havig it come through the vents for so long but figured someone might be able to give me some insight in case its something worse.
Originally my coolant level sensor had broken and coolant would seep its way out when cooling no biggie, I got used to the smell. Finally I found a Heli-coil that was the right size and installed a new level sensor and gasket. Problem lies here where could my coolant smell be coming from now? Hoses are fine, and I haven't seen any leaks in my endevours around the engine compartment.
Now the thing is it's random I can drive the car for 2 days and not smell it then all of a sudden a burst and its gone. I was thinking it might just be residual from havig it come through the vents for so long but figured someone might be able to give me some insight in case its something worse.
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ok I blew my heater core racing a BMW 530. so put a towel on your dash and let your car heat up and turn on your window defroster. those vents are the most direct so you can see if your heater core is your problem, unless you want to rip the whole dash out first. can be done in 3 hours with goo help. the towel is there so you don't mess up your windshield, burnt coolant takes forever to get off.
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Small coolant leaks like this can be difficult to track down, I had the same problem with my old NA. Fortunately for me, I found the leak without having to play "find the smell" too much. If I had been a bit smarter at the time I would have bought myself some leak detection dye and saved myself a few hours.
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