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Old 03-16-2011, 12:20 PM
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Why does it smell like anti freeze is coming in threw my vents? Help please lol.
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Is there any antifreeze on your carpet on the passenger side??
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What he said .....

If you find anti-freeze inside the vehicle, heater core could be the culprit.

However, could be a leak on the motor, hitting something hot and the odor works its way back. Seen that a few times on different vehicles.
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Could be the heater core starting to leak.

Or you could have a coolant leak elsewhere.
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could also be cracked or over-full overflow tank. any coolant on the ground?
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If the windshield gets a film on the inside, it's the heater core.
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There isint any on the floor or any film on the glass. I did look at the antifreeze tank and its WAY above the full mark. Would this have anything to do with it?
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Sure will!
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Thanks for the help guys.
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