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Old 02-21-2008, 12:59 AM   #1 (permalink)
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coolant odor around my hood?

everytime i drive my car, and i park and step outside, there's a noticable smell of coolant around my hood.

i took it to the dealer and they pumped some glowing fluid through my (whatever) and said there was a leak and they retightened all the hoses and blah blah blah.

BUT MY CAR STILL SMELLS LIKE COOLANT! and my coolant seems to disappear every 2 months or so.

i see no visible leaking... it only smells like coolant. any guesses why?
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Old 02-21-2008, 10:52 AM   #2 (permalink)
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If you paid the dealer to fix it take it back before your "waranty" on that repair expires. They obviously didn't find/repair the leak(s). There are several gaskets, hoses and fittings that could leak coolant. When the water pump wears out it starts to leak coolant.

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