smell coolant & low coolant light ON
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smell coolant & low coolant light ON what can it be?
I smell coolant, no a/c or heat on.
I also have my low coolant light come on after several minutes of driving.
I've checked the radiator twice and it's been fine (full to the top), I've filled the reservoir cover, just to be sure it's not that. Same level.
Also, my temp gauge never passes 215-ish.
I've touched the passenger floor and it feels a little damp, but it doesn't smell like coolant, just a bit dirty water. Maybe it's just from the heat created on the underside of the car. I haven't touched behind the dash over the hump though..
any input?
EDIT: Now that it's winter, I'm using the heater. I park my car outside. Well, when I wake up in the morning the inside of the windshield has ice. I think I know what this means, but let's see you experienced people tell me. Oh and every once in awhile that I've recently checked, I have had to add some coolant.
I smell coolant, no a/c or heat on.
I also have my low coolant light come on after several minutes of driving.
I've checked the radiator twice and it's been fine (full to the top), I've filled the reservoir cover, just to be sure it's not that. Same level.
Also, my temp gauge never passes 215-ish.
I've touched the passenger floor and it feels a little damp, but it doesn't smell like coolant, just a bit dirty water. Maybe it's just from the heat created on the underside of the car. I haven't touched behind the dash over the hump though..
any input?
EDIT: Now that it's winter, I'm using the heater. I park my car outside. Well, when I wake up in the morning the inside of the windshield has ice. I think I know what this means, but let's see you experienced people tell me. Oh and every once in awhile that I've recently checked, I have had to add some coolant.
Last edited by integraxtc; Dec 25, 2008 at 04:30 PM.
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what can it be?
I smell coolant, no a/c or heat on.
I also have my low coolant light come on after several minutes of driving.
I've checked the radiator twice and it's been fine (full to the top), I've filled the reservoir cover, just to be sure it's not that. Same level.
Also, my temp gauge never passes 215-ish.
I've touched the passenger floor and it feels a little damp, but it doesn't smell like coolant, just a bit dirty water. Maybe it's just from the heat created on the underside of the car. I haven't touched behind the dash over the hump though..
any input?
EDIT: Now that it's winter, I'm using the heater. I park my car outside. Well, when I wake up in the morning the inside of the windshield has ice. I think I know what this means, but let's see you experienced people tell me. Oh and every once in awhile that I've recently checked, I have had to add some coolant.
I smell coolant, no a/c or heat on.
I also have my low coolant light come on after several minutes of driving.
I've checked the radiator twice and it's been fine (full to the top), I've filled the reservoir cover, just to be sure it's not that. Same level.
Also, my temp gauge never passes 215-ish.
I've touched the passenger floor and it feels a little damp, but it doesn't smell like coolant, just a bit dirty water. Maybe it's just from the heat created on the underside of the car. I haven't touched behind the dash over the hump though..
any input?
EDIT: Now that it's winter, I'm using the heater. I park my car outside. Well, when I wake up in the morning the inside of the windshield has ice. I think I know what this means, but let's see you experienced people tell me. Oh and every once in awhile that I've recently checked, I have had to add some coolant.
this is the only thing I think it could be besides the heater core.
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