I know if you smell antifreeze when you turn on the heater that is a bad thing. I don’t have this issue, but when I walk into the garage after my wife turns off the van I get a whiff of what smells like antifreeze. There isn’t a leak that I can find and nothing on the floor the garage out the normal…

This has happened twice with my 2000 Blazer. The first time it was a leak in the intake manifold gasket (well known problem for GMs of this vintage). There were no external leaks, but the level in the coolant tank was dropping slowly. I marked the tank with a Sharpie to track the level. The seco…

Nope you got a leak, it may be small but you have one. Just hope its not a head gasket/intake gasket. my advice is to get some ultravilot dye and poor it in, drive around a few days and with an ultra vilot light you should be able to see the leak… If not you then a Mechanic… It can be ANYTHING from …

There is another, very simple, possibility that needs to be looked into, namely a hose clamp that needs to be “tweaked”. This exact issue was driving me crazy a few years ago with my last car. I would only smell antifreeze after the engine was fully warmed-up, and it was much more noticeable when…

If your van has a rear heater, check the steel lines leading from the engine to the rear heater core. These frequently rust out and may be seeping just enough to make a smell and not a puddle. If this is the case, fix it before they blow. If they blow, it may cost you your engine via massive cool…

okay – i want to meet the engineer that designed the location of the water pump! I changed it myself last and saved $270 but would gladly use that money to get to the guy that designed this car to kick him in the shin… or watch him change an water pump…

I feel your pain. I had to change a water pump on a 1990 Mazda Protege, my wife’s car. It took me ALL F’N WEEKEND, about 12 hours total, to do this!!! A $42 water pump that book price listed as a 10 hour job, about $690 to $800 labor charge for a shop to do it!. Insane! Especially since the pump was…

Antifreeze smell outside the car

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notamechanicHELP December 20, 2011, 8:09am 6

thanks for all the hints! it is the water pump and is leaking from the weep holes. I was going to change it myself till I watched a video and I have to drop the engine. I still might, but i am going to call around first to see how much it costs to get a pro to do it!! Thanks again!

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