0
If you are smelling the sweet but unpleasant aroma of antifreeze, your vehicle is leaking it somewhere. A lot of the time the culprit is the water pump. They have a weep hole and when the bearing starts to fail it will begging leaking from this hole.
I would start by getting myself a flashlight and start scanning your engine's water hoses for a leak. Check the mail hoses going to/from the radiator as well as the heater hoses leading to the firewall. Do you smell the antifreeze odor INSIDE the car? If so, it could be your heater core that's failing.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why do you smell radiator fluid and windows fog up?
heater core is going bad.
Where does radiator fluid go?
Unless your radiator has a leak, the radiator fluid stays in the radiator.
Which is better water or radiator fluid?
radiator fluid
Why your 2006 Toyota raw4 has water on the passenger floor front?
Is the colour of the fluid green? or red, or does it smell? that's a definite sign that radiator coolant is finding its way onto your floor from the radiator, and if you let it continue and don't top up the radiator fluid inside the engine bay, your engine will overheat and die. Sounds to me like a heater radiator leak, don't drive the car until you are regularly checking the level of the fluid in the radiator and get it to a mechanic to swap that radiator out for a new one. and in addition get the mechanic to flush out the radiator fluid for new stuff.
Why does radiator fluid smell like gas?
Radiator fluid may smell like gas if it is contaminated with gasoline from a leak in the fuel system, such as a leaking fuel injector or fuel line. This can lead to a mixture of fuel and coolant in the radiator, causing the fluid to smell like gas. It is important to address this issue promptly to prevent damage to the engine.
How can you tell if the heater core in your car is leaking?
foggy windows on passenger side.... smell of antifreeze in car... lost of radiator fluid.. lose of power..
Where is the radiator to put fluid for 2001 jetta?
Where is the radiator to put fluid for 2001 jetta?
How do you fill radiator fluid for Mazda MPV?
you have to put the radiator fluid in the overflow. This is the only way.
What causes transmission fluid to leak into radiator?
Cracked radiator end caps since the tranny fluid runs goes threw the caps for cooling that is the only way tranny fluid can get in the radiator
What if coolant leaks when car is parked and radiator still has fluid where and why would it be leaking also what if you can smell it through the car while driving with out heat or AC on?
I would check the radiator coolant bottle for cracks and inspect any hoses to bottle.
What happens when Transmission fluid leaks into the radiator?
You replace the radiator
Why radiator overflow bottle melted?
Bad radiator fluid.
