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The head gasket sits between the head and the engine block if it is leaking out where you can see the coolant, yes you can smell the coolant if it is leaking into the engine no you cannot smell the coolant. You can check the oil to see if it has coolant in the oil if it does then the head gasket might be blown.
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Can smell antifreeze but no leaks visible no heat?
If your going through coolant then you have an internal head gasket leak you smell coolant because its getting into cylinder and burning
Why a coolant leak in the middle of engine?
Head or head gasket leak
Where would coolant leak from the head gasket?
The coolant will normally leak into the oil or into the cylinder
Can a head gasket leak without overheating or coolant loss?
It is possible that the gasket could leak between cylinders. The overheating and coolant loss would happen if the gasket was failing around the coolant passages.
Oil in coolant tank?
Oil in the coolant tank indicates a head gasket leak.
What is sweet oil smell from car?
A sweet smell is usually coolant being burned, check your coolant level and oil ( look for milky appearance ) as it may be a head gasket leak. A coolant leak on the outside of the motor may indicate a leak somewhere in the radiator or one of the hoses. When an AC line is leaking I have heard some people describe the smell as sweet.
Can head gasket leaks destroy an engine?
yes, especially if the leak is causing coolant to leak, you can run out of coolant. then overheat.
Losing coolant its in the oil no overheating no leak?
have the head gasket replaced
You have oil in my coolant overflow?
Head Gasket leak most likely.
What causes coolant to leak into the exhaust manifold?
Blown head gasket and/or cracked head.
What causes a diesel engine to loose water in radiator smells like antifreeze but couldn't find a leak?
Maybe a head gasket leak they're hard to see and can cause coolant leakge and you might smell the coolant in the car
Head gasket leak 98 voyager?
What are you asking? How to check for a head gasket leak? the symptoms include: sweet smells from exhaust real clean spark plugs because if the leak is in the cylender, the steam from the coolant will clean the plugs. coolant in oil causing the oil to be a chocolate milk color oil in the coolant or just plain leaking out from the head as in where the gasket is.
