Smelling Coolant "no leaks"

KingRanch250 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 02:26 PM

My 08 6.4 has about 3k miles on it now. I have noticed that when I stand outside the truck with the engine off, I am getting a anti-freeze smell. If you know this smell, then you understand how peculiar it is and how difficult it would be to mistaken it for something else. I cant find any leaks @ the engine or on the ground under the truck. Has anyone else experienced this ???

elkarcher · #2 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 02:29 PM

My '04 has had the same problem. No loss of coolant, no overheating. Mine was head gaskets and is going back in for the same thing 10k miles later. I dont know if the
'08's have the same problem though.

heymrdj · #3 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 02:40 PM

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/72...ml#post6000047<==The 6.4L tick thread

malabaker · #4 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 08:36 PM

I just had the same thing happen a couple of hours ago. I wasn't sure if it was the truck or my work. KingRanch250, have you noticed any power loss or any kind of change in performance? I thought my truck was starting to run a little doggy yesterday, pulling a trailer of rock, but thought maybe it was just in my head.

gjrock · #5 (**permalink**) 05-08-2008, 11:11 AM

Take it in so they can diag it before it gets worse.

KingRanch250 · #6 (**permalink**) 05-10-2008, 12:58 PM

no noticeable power loss in my truck. I just pulled a 31' contender from Houston to Louisiana last week. It pulled the hell out of it. I had my foot in it good and it never overheated. I did not notice the smell while I was pulling. :strange" !!!

malabaker · #7 (**permalink**) 05-11-2008, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by KingRanch250

no noticeable power loss in my truck. I just pulled a 31' contender from Houston to Louisiana last week. It pulled the hell out of it. I had my foot in it good and it never overheated. I did not notice the smell while I was pulling. :strange" !!!

My truck seems to be running fine now too. Pulled our boat home from storage the other night and it was like it wasn't even there. I haven't smelt the antifreeze smell since the initial happening. Perhaps gjrock is right, probably need to get into the shop and check it out, so it doesn't get any worse.

hitchmyfifth · #8 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 04:32 PM

I had the same thing happen coming home from a trip. Popped the hood up and noticed a small amount of coolant had come out of the fuel coolant reservoir ( rubber tube ) and landed right on the exhaust system. Don't know why, it has a 20# cap on it. The beast was still doing its thing, no performance loss