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Title: coolant loss and smell of antifreeze.
Post by: Big Rod on 12 February 2007, 12:23:18: SWMBO's 2.5 V6 is losing coolant slowly, also when I drove it yesterday, I noticed the smell of antifreeze after a 70 mile trip. Is it the HBV or perhaps the heater matrix?

Ideas?

TIA!!

Rod.
Title: Re: coolant loss and smell of antifreeze.
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 12 February 2007, 12:25:25: Slow loss is generaly a leak from the oil cooler to block seal or the stat to block seal....
Title: Re: coolant loss and smell of antifreeze.
Post by: Markjay on 12 February 2007, 12:26:08: Quote
SWMBO's 2.5 V6 is losing coolant slowly, also when I drove it yesterday, I noticed the smell of antifreeze after a 70 mile trip. Is it the HBV or perhaps the heater matrix?

Ideas?

TIA!!

Rod.

HBV more prone to leaks than the matrix. Was the smell felt inside the cabin? if so was it stronger on the drivers side?
Title: Re: coolant loss and smell of antifreeze.
Post by: Markjay on 12 February 2007, 12:27:35: I had a slow loose which was indeed oil-cooler, but there was no semall of anti-freeze...
Title: Re: coolant loss and smell of antifreeze.
Post by: sophos9 on 12 February 2007, 12:36:09: Oil cooler plate leaked here and no smell of antifreeze, mine went from a tiny amount to progressive :o
Title: Re: coolant loss and smell of antifreeze.
Post by: Big Rod on 12 February 2007, 13:32:20: Quote
HBV more prone to leaks than the matrix. Was the smell felt inside the cabin? if so was it stronger on the drivers side?

Hmm, not sure TBH, I was only sitting on the drivers side, but my wife never complained about it and she's very susceptible to fumes, so I'm sure she'd've mentioned it.
Title: Re: coolant loss and smell of antifreeze.
Post by: Markjay on 12 February 2007, 13:57:59: Quote
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HBV more prone to leaks than the matrix. Was the smell felt inside the cabin? if so was it stronger on the drivers side?

Hmm, not sure TBH, I was only sitting on the drivers side, but my wife never complained about it and she's very susceptible to fumes, so I'm sure she'd've mentioned it.

The HBV might be spalshing the footwell from outside, but then the leak would have been more substantial...
Title: Re: coolant loss and smell of antifreeze.
Post by: bestseany on 12 February 2007, 17:06:29: What does anti-freeze smell like? As I have a slow leak but have noticed a funny smell that I used to think was air con gas when it leak out of a split pipe. But it still smells of it a bit now so I know it can't be that.

I can't spot any obvious leaks though, apart from some white crystals down the front edge of my radiator. It's not damp at all though.
Title: Re: coolant loss and smell of antifreeze.
Post by: Markjay on 12 February 2007, 18:35:24: Quote
What does anti-freeze smell like? As I have a slow leak but have noticed a funny smell that I used to think was air con gas when it leak out of a split pipe. But it still smells of it a bit now so I know it can't be that.

I can't spot any obvious leaks though, apart from some white crystals down the front edge of my radiator. It's not damp at all though.

Open the expansion bottle (when cold!), dip your finger in it, then smell it... but make sure you wash your finger with pleny of water ;D

Seriously, put something down the bottle (stick, cloth...) and then smell it.