coolant smell
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coolant smell
when i drive every once in a while i get a coolant smell from the passenger side of my truck and a little on the drivers side. stromg enough to smell outside but not inside. this is not a smell that happens all the time. i have not noticed a lot of or any coolant loss on the ground or from the reservour. should i be worried or what? the truck has about 5 months left on waranty from the dealer. or is there some way i can check it without taking it to the dealer and paying an arm and a leg for it?
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 26-Jan-02 AT 10:38 AM (EST)]>>or is there some way i can check it without taking it to the dealer and paying an arm and a leg for it?
You could pressure test the system to see if there is a small leak. With no coolant on the ground, it could be "blowing steam" through a small hole that only really opens up when hot. Maybe a joint somewhere. Shouldn't be that expensive at a reputable independent mechanic. Or even a chain store type place that only does tune-up type stuff, if you trust guys like that...
But if it's under warranty and you got the time to deal with a dealer, I'd take it to him and have HIM do it under warranty. Just be ready for the popular, "I couldn't find a problem." statement.
You could pressure test the system to see if there is a small leak. With no coolant on the ground, it could be "blowing steam" through a small hole that only really opens up when hot. Maybe a joint somewhere. Shouldn't be that expensive at a reputable independent mechanic. Or even a chain store type place that only does tune-up type stuff, if you trust guys like that...
But if it's under warranty and you got the time to deal with a dealer, I'd take it to him and have HIM do it under warranty. Just be ready for the popular, "I couldn't find a problem." statement.
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Wiggit, there is a die they can put in the coolant system and after you run the engine for a while they shine a black light in the area of the smell and the die will glow like bright floresence, they do this with air condition systems also for hard to find leakage.
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do you know where i can get this die? i saw what you are talking about in a magazine but do not know which one
. also do you know how mush it costs?
i talked to ford where i bought my truck and they said they would check it for free but if something is rong i will half to pay the deductable first. i think 100$. hopefully it isn't something major. i really could not see myself driving my wifes tauras wagon around!!!!
. also do you know how mush it costs?i talked to ford where i bought my truck and they said they would check it for free but if something is rong i will half to pay the deductable first. i think 100$. hopefully it isn't something major. i really could not see myself driving my wifes tauras wagon around!!!!
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