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TACO_KID · 02-28-2010, 02:23 PM

after some driving and i park, i can smell coolant from the fron grill. i dont see anything anywhere but a distinct smell of coolant being evaporated by something hot, or leaking, etc.

anyone else have this issue?

2010 xrs auto

SilverS · 03-02-2010, 07:19 AM

Mine does the same thing! Ive taken my 2009 S to the dealer twice since new for the smell of coolant and nothing. The last time I took it in the resivor was empty they refilled it... I can't find any plance where it's leaking. Ive checked everywhere for the last 2 years... Anyone else???

ej063090 · 03-02-2010, 09:24 AM

Did you check the weep hole on your waterpump. Toyota makes a notoriously bad water pump on these newer cars.

TACO_KID · 03-02-2010, 12:00 PM

there is a TSB for water pump, my engine not in the list
http://www.empirepao.com/tsb/T-SB-0362-09.pdf

TACO_KID · 05-06-2010, 10:42 PM

confirmed, i have a coolant leak !! i did some brief snooping with a flashlight and found this. the camera was sideways when i took the pic, but i found this pile of lava-rock looking crud. it is located against the engine block, just below the head gasket, and just above to the left of where the radiator hose connects to the center of the block....... its hard to tell if its a head gasket leak or coming from some place else...... it might even be a pinhole in the block !!

my 2006 Lexus battery died today, this coolant leak, and i think i found a faulty spot weld on a steering column bracket on this XRS.... Toyota quality is declining ??

SilverS · 05-07-2010, 08:38 AM

Hello Taco Kid... can you take a wider shot of the coolant leak? i cant figure out where you found your leak... mine smells so bad everyday when i get home and have not been able to figure out from where.. Thanks!! Im from Arizona also.. I wonder if its the heat..LOL

TACO_KID · 05-07-2010, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverS

Hello Taco Kid... can you take a wider shot of the coolant leak? i cant figure out where you found your leak... mine smells so bad everyday when i get home and have not been able to figure out from where.. Thanks!! Im from Arizona also.. I wonder if its the heat..LOL

i dont have camera right now, but open the hood, look into the middle of the engine block and you should see a radiator hose connecting to a plastic piece that bolts to the block. this pink crud was located just to the left and slightly higher than this radiator hose (left by about ~6", higher by about ~1").

i bring the car in later this afternoon on my way home from work...

TACO_KID · 05-07-2010, 07:52 PM

i got another look today while at the dealer. this crud is directly behind the alternator.

SilverS · 05-08-2010, 03:04 PM

I just realized you have an XRS... I have an S with a 1.8. Oh well Ill just keep after it.

***SuperchargedMR2*** · 05-08-2010, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TACO_KID

i got another look today while at the dealer. this crud is directly behind the alternator.

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Originally Posted by SilverS

I just realized you have an XRS... I have an S with a 1.8. Oh well Ill just keep after it.

If everyone would put their car model in their signature area than it would help everyone with questions & advice.

TACO_KID · 05-08-2010, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperchargedMR2

If everyone would put their car model in their signature area than it would help everyone with questions & advice.

.... or read the thread from the start.... but sig helps i guess when threads get very long....

this thread has now moved over to Engine Block C R A C K E D !!

dj2000lbs · 05-09-2010, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ej063090

Did you check the weep hole on your waterpump. Toyota makes a notoriously bad water pump on these newer cars.

does this noise sound like motor going up and down. Its hard to descirbe sometimes when I listen to my engine I hear a sound that sounds like something going upthen downthen up than down its fait neaver thought much of it