Possible Coolant Smell??
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Possible Coolant Smell??
IDK if it was just me or if it really is a coolant smell. But I warmed up the SRT4 yesterday and when I got in about 15 mins later it smelled weird. I think it smelled like coolant. After driving a while it went away. This could be related to my defrost problem and the hissss noise that is there for about the first 5 mins my car is running. Any Ideas? When I got my cd player replaced a guy broke a clip that was reglued together on the HVAC. Do you think that needs replacing or could the smell be from something else? Vacuum line?
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Sounds like your heater core might be leaking. Here's the link to my post, and some of the feedback I got. I was having the same problem with a coolant smell. Turned out it was my heater core. Just got it replaced last week. Stupid heater core.
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IDK if the heater core would be hissing for the first 5 minutes, unless there was a huge trapped air pocket in it, that was leaking out the pin hole.
Anything is possible tho.
Anything is possible tho.
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It sucks major balls on the Neon. Count on at least 2 days, plus having the AC system evac'd and then re-charged.Passt wrote:How difficult is it to replace the heater core in our cars? I had a 92 Camaro and it sucked balls.
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Guys I found out its the HVAC. A Best Buy employee broke the inside/outside air clip on the back of the bezel when i got a new cd player put in. They reglued it but come to find out its stuck on the inside air. Thus causing my defrost to suck balls unless i have a window cracked. The smell I think is just crappy air thats built up from sitting and not being able to get new air circulate. So either I gotta figure out a way to fix the clip and get the outside air option working again or I gotta buy a new HVAC control. yucky.
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I would think about having them replace the panel if they broke it.lilnicko11 wrote:Guys I found out its the HVAC. A Best Buy employee broke the inside/outside air clip on the back of the bezel when i got a new cd player put in. They reglued it but come to find out its stuck on the inside air. Thus causing my defrost to suck balls unless i have a window cracked. The smell I think is just crappy air thats built up from sitting and not being able to get new air circulate. So either I gotta figure out a way to fix the clip and get the outside air option working again or I gotta buy a new HVAC control. yucky.
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yeah but its been like half a year now. how am i supposed to prove they broke it. itd be quite the long shot
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See you have this wrong. Its been half a year how are they supposed to prove it wasn't them. If they were the last ones to remove the panel their on the hook. Don't you DARE let that terrible shithole rip you off. Go in there and demand someone's head until they repair your car or give you cash.lilnicko11 wrote:yeah but its been like half a year now. how am i supposed to prove they broke it. itd be quite the long shot
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But see, now they aren't the last ones who took it off. What's to say, they don't accuse him of breaking it when he took it off. Heck the person that broke it may not even work there anymore. Not sure why they would even need to remove the hvac controls to put a CD/radio in. I have only pulled the radio, and put the new one in it's place. Unless it is written on the work order that they pulled it, there is prolly little that can be done. If you are talking about the surround bezel that covers the whole center section, it has nothing to do with vacuum ports/lines. It is just a piece of trim. And a new one prolly cost more than the HVAC controls.dbesade wrote:
If they were the last ones to remove the panel their on the hook.
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Edit: OK after reading your other thread, it is the clip on the rear of the HVAC controls that holds the vacuum harness to the rear of the unit correct? Or is it the "nipple" that goes into the harness?
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ill get pics for u guys later on today.
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It just sux that you let them fix it without any documentation of it. I know at my shop if we break something we are obligated to fix it no matter what. So if customer wants new from dealer thats what they get.
I smoked my head once on a spring day getting into a 1990 Mazda Miata Convertible. Im about 5'10" and this car was tiny. Anyway I was doing a radioinstall well Not realizing the rear window was plastic I proceeded to put the top down so i wouldnt bang my head again. LOl well half way on putting the top down i hear a loud CRACK. The entire back plastic shattered into a million pieces. Long story short it cost me 500 bux to replace that bad boy.
Dont worry lilnicko11 were gonna get you up and running again.
I smoked my head once on a spring day getting into a 1990 Mazda Miata Convertible. Im about 5'10" and this car was tiny. Anyway I was doing a radioinstall well Not realizing the rear window was plastic I proceeded to put the top down so i wouldnt bang my head again. LOl well half way on putting the top down i hear a loud CRACK. The entire back plastic shattered into a million pieces. Long story short it cost me 500 bux to replace that bad boy.
Dont worry lilnicko11 were gonna get you up and running again.
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