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Old 12-04-07, 08:44 PM
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coolant smell

hi i have a pretty much stock 86 rx7 and when i turn the heat on i smell coolant, theres no coolant leaking in car or outside of car nor am i missing any when i check. what do yall think this could be? any helps appreciated thxs
Old 12-04-07, 09:08 PM
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well, if your smeling it in the car, i would suspect the heater core. It might b a small leak, or it couild b soaked up by your rug
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well i took up the carpet and didnt see any coolant so i guess its a small leak
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get it fixed asap. You dont want to have to pull out your engine and take it apart for coolant seals
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Pull the carpet out and check.
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i did pull up carpet its dry. gotta be the core because i only smell it when i turn on heater and its very faint, plus i dont have to add coolant.
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