Hi I'm new to this site i joined hoping to get some answers to my problem wich the dealership cant seem to help me with . When i got my XB i would ocassianaly smell radiator fumes after i got out from the car, i took it back to the dealer twice and they told me they contacted there engineers in L.A and never heard of anything like it, because there is no leaks. they told me it must be the long life radiator fluid that i get a wiff of when i get out of the car, but im not buying this bull i worked in a dealer shio before and i know this is not normal can any body help me out?
Re: Does anybody get a radiator smell from there XB
check all connection on hoses, tubing w/o-ring area and petcock. and like cravin posted, check heater core/radiator heater assembly by blasting the heater with motor running. when my heater core had a leak, i smelled that radiator fluid smell and then, my front windshield fogged up on my celica supra.
Re: Does anybody get a radiator smell from there XB
You have a leak. Anytime you smell anti frz its because its leaking. check all fittings after you get out of your car when it is still hot. Do you know any one that has a rad presure tester.
Re: Does anybody get a radiator smell from there XB
I get that from mine sometimes after a long drive. My level has been fine, I marked the tank with a sharpie for reference and its been right on whenever I check it. From the research I found the cooling system on the xb is a little different than norman because we have no radiator cap. We have a coolant box with pressure cap above the radiatior. That is because the radiator is below the motor and due to gravity you could never fill it. The smell of coolant is from the pressure in the cooling box. This is what I could find out. I am not 100% of the accuracy but it makes sense. I hope this helps and if you findout anymore please post because I'm curious to find out why also.
