overheated car the other day spewd radiator fluid all over the place fixed the problem but smell persists. already took it to car wash and sprayed with a pressure washer. 2000 jeep cherokee by the way
2007-07-13 14:39:16 · 8 answers · asked by otis spunkmeyer 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
btw fluid shot out of the port on top of the resovior not from anywhere else
2007-07-14 06:36:20 · update #1
sounds like the heater core is leaking
2007-07-13 14:42:08 · answer #1 · answered by dj_lonewolf69 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The heater core answers are correct. However, it is also possible, since coolant spewed all over the place, that some got into the ductwork of your heating/AC system. Those little slotted vents you see right below your windshield is where the air system gets its fresh air. If there is coolant spilled in there, it's going to smell until the coolant evaporates on its own.
Taking the system to clean it out is an ungodly complicated process. You would have to dismantle most of everything under the instrument panel. Keep an eye on your coolant level. If it does not go down, you don't have a leak.
2007-07-13 15:02:12 · answer #2 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On most cars that have air conditioning they have 2 heater cores either inside the car under the dash.One is to operate the air conditioning system and the other operates your heater to recerculate the anti freeze into and out of the heater core to transfer heat.And knowing that you own a jeep like my but older, jeeps have 2 cores under the dash.
2007-07-13 14:50:52 · answer #3 · answered by dangerII 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you overheated the engine, you may have ruined the heater core and now it is leaking. Get it fixed. You don't want to breathe all that fluid for years, plus always have the radiator running low on fluid. Good luck.
2007-07-13 14:44:25 · answer #4 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
antifreeze is persistant and may have gottin in a pocket on the engine or transmission and when you get the vehicle hot,the a/c picks up the smell.or it could be a heater core.if you keep losing coolant,that may be the problem.
2007-07-13 15:27:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep a close check on your coolant level. Watch for steam on the windshield. Tell tale signs of answer #1.
2007-07-13 14:44:06 · answer #6 · answered by gejandsons 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had an identical project and it grew to become out that my valve gasket covers mandatory to be replaces, i assume oil became spilling out while identity bypass to quickly or up a hill, so it would hit the engine and get rather smoky, so identity scent it in my vehicle and notice it popping out of the hood
2016-12-14 08:12:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may have blown the heater core.
2007-07-13 16:33:30 · answer #8 · answered by Ron B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋