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Im smelling a fish smell anti-freeze from my radiator and my car starts overheating and my engine will start smoking until i park it for about 20 minutes...what is this..this is a 93 Ford Crown Vic.?
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∙ 14y ago
Since your information is missing a few things, for sure there is a problem. The very best thing for you to do is drive it directly to your local garage and have them check out the car. The more you over heat the engine, the more it will cost you in repairs.
Sounds like you are leaking anti-freeze into the combustion part of your motor, generally caused by a cracked head. Not good the smoke is generally white that comes out of your exhaust.
Your intake manifold which is mostly plastic is more than likely leaking on the back end. the only fix is a new intake which is $300.00 for the part and then labor. Theres no getting around fixing it. Its a fixed plastic unit and the gasket is built into the intake. i own 3 fords and replaced all of them by 150,000 miles.
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What does it mean when antifreeze smelling white smoke is coming from defroster vents and engine is overheating?
heater core is shot and you have to get a new one
Why do you smell antifreeze through your heat?
Your heater uses somthing akin to a mini radiator to transfer heat from your engine to the cars interior. However, if you're smelling antifreeze, you have some type of leak.
Does spilt antifreeze on radiator cause white steam?
if the radiator is getting hot enough, yes the white steam is most definitly from the antifreeze. anti freeze gives off a slightly sweet smelling white smoke when burned. You will find the same or similar smoke from your tail pipe if you have a bad headgasket. bad head gaskets can allow coolant into the firing chamber and end up in your exaust.
Why does a 2001 S-10 smell moldy inside but no visible water leaks?
Some people say that the smell of hot antifreeze smells like mold. It could be possible you are smelling the antifreeze from the engine.
Why you smell radiator fluid?
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.
Why does your car smell hot and its not?
Many people associate the smell of antifreeze with an overheated engine. The only reason we do that is because we certainly smell antifreeze when the engine is overheated and blowing out antifreeze, but if there is just a slow leak of antifreeze and we smell that, we MIGHT be able to convince ourselves that the engine is overheated. Check for coolant leaks around the engine, radiator and heater hoses. After cooling down and drying out, antifreeze will leave a blue/green powdery subastance. Good luck finding the problem. http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?UseCase=S001&UserAction=viewSimpleDiagInfo&Parameters=info question did not ask why he was smelling antifreeze if you car smells hot, then obviously it is hot' check for correct coolant level. if coolant is correct the thermostat may be faulty , your water pump may be faulty, or you need a new fan belt so armed with this i would first check thermostat, it is not opening to allow proper amount of coolant to circulate. but also not showing overheating on dash gauge have it checked before you damage your engine
What is the cause of smelling antifreeze with the heat on and how do you fix it?
Coolant leak, possible heater core. Suggest to have it pressure tested to find leak.
Could a leak from the engine have a funny odor in the car?
Yes antifreeze is sweet smelling, burning oil stinks and gasoline is, well gassy.
What does it mean if you can smell anti-freeze in the car?
You most likely have a leak or your car is overheating. If you are smelling it in the car then in all probability the heater core is leaking.
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heatercore
