Antifreeze smell
07-25-2008, 09:07 PM
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Antifreeze smell I have a 99 z-28 and i keep getting the smell of antifreeze while i drive the car kind of hard. As soon as i stop i pop the hood and check everywhere i can and i see no leak. The only experience i have with this was when my dads old t-bird did the same, next thing we new blown head gasket. Any ideas or it is a likely hood of the head gasket?
Thanks in advanced
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07-26-2008, 09:30 AM
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Mine developed the smell of antifreeze with a slight loss of coolant in the resevoir. Could not see any leaks until it was on a lift. The water pump was leaking. There was traces of fluid on the k member but none ever reached the ground.
07-26-2008, 09:58 AM
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I know when my heater core went out on my 3rd gen, it smelled like antifreeze in my car, check inside your car bro. I had probably 3 cups that leaked out onto my passenger side floor before noticing it.
07-27-2008, 02:51 AM
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Get underneath the car and check the water pump seals. It's almost impossible to see that leaking from the top. I'd been smelling antifreeze for awhile and never could find a leak until I lifted my car at work to do an oil change and could see where it was running down the face of the block.
I still havn't put a new seal on yet, I've got a cam waiting to go in so I'll just fix it then
I still havn't put a new seal on yet, I've got a cam waiting to go in so I'll just fix it then
07-30-2008, 10:31 AM
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Until the waterpump REALLY starts leaking, it only drips while under pressure. When mine went it puked all over the parking lot. Still, I couldn't find the leak until I started it and it got pressurized again.
Or, it could simply be coming from the overflow. If you have to fill it up regularly it would likely indicate a waterpump.
But, since drips often travel far before you can see them, you may have to do a lot of poking and looking for a while until you find the source.
Or, it could simply be coming from the overflow. If you have to fill it up regularly it would likely indicate a waterpump.
But, since drips often travel far before you can see them, you may have to do a lot of poking and looking for a while until you find the source.
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07-31-2008, 08:35 AM
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My waterpump went out on my 98 Z28 right after I had the factory DEXCOOL flushed! I too had a smell of antifreeze but I didn't have any signs of a leak but then one day...bam; I had a puddle!
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Sorry guys been out of town the last week, and just pulled the car up today for some repair. It was the water pump. I couldnt get a leak while sitting idle, but when i drove it it would spit everywhere. Put a vaccum on the coolant system and bingo, the water pump had a split in the rear. All fixed now. Thanks guys.
