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Is the heater core bad when white smoke comes from the vents when the air is on and it smell like antifreeze in a 1997 Ford F-150?
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Why is there a smell of antifreeze and white smoke coming through the vents of your 1997 Toyota Camry?
heater core
What might cause smoke coming from a cars air vents?
Most of the time it is caused by a hole in the heater core, do you smell a sweet smell? The sweet smell would be the antifreeze.
Volo S70 has strong coolant smell through airvents when heater is turned on. Vapour smoke comes through airvents. Lasts for ages.Do I need a new heater core?
That's what that sounds like. Dont use your heater at all, its just dumping antifreeze into your car, take it to a dealer.
Why does a 1997 Buick LeSabre air conditioner blow smoke when the engine isn't smoking?
Assuming that the blower motor isn't on fire, it's probably the heater core. Does the smmoke smell sweet. If yes that's antifreeze. The smoke does smell like anti-freeze. Does this suggest that the heater core is the problem?
What would cause smoke to come from the vents of a 1991 Cadillac DeVille?
Check the Heater Core? Did it smell like oil or antifreeze. My Heater Core went, started blowing out smoke from the vent. Most Likely the Problem. "smoke" poured into my 1991 when the ac blew out all the freon and froze up the outside temp gage.
There is smoke coming into the car through the defrost after you turn off car and it smells like antifreeze?
The smoke is actually antifreeze mixed with air. The most common cause of this is a leaky heater core.
My 1998 Durango is blowing white smoke out the vents and moisture on the windows but it is not antifreeze can anyone tell me why?
in my experience it is a slight leak in heater core it will be antifreeze causing this replace heater core and problem will be fixed
What is causing your 2000 jeep wrangler to smoke and smell like antifreeze?
Probably a blown or leaking head gasket.
Why does your 1984 Pontiac firebird smoke behind the engine after it is warm and turned off?
Coolant lines from the water pump to the heater core are probably leaking 1) See if you are low on antifreeze 2) Check smell of smoke/steam if it has a sweet smell that's your problem If neither are true you could have a bad valve cover gasket dripping oil onto the exhaust
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 is there smoke and a piss smell coming from the front vents on a Lincoln Navigator?
you need a new heater core
Truck is blowing white smoke and smells like antifreeze?
your truck is likely leaking coolant due to a blown head gasket making white smoke and coolant smell
