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Re: Rough idle & antifreeze smell
Posted by Dave B. (more from Dave B.) on Wed, 8 Apr 2009 03:23:53
In Reply to: Re: Rough idle & antifreeze smell, CrNiFe [Profile/Gallery]
, Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:48:07
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I'm thinking it's more than that.
A couple days ago the 'low coolant level' warning appeared, so I added some coolant. Next day, it started rough and the exhaust had the smell of coolant.
Later in the day, the 'low coolant level' warning appeared again. This time when I removed the cap of the reservoir, there was a lot of pressure and the coolant level went from low to overflowing - and then air bubbles kept coming into the tank and the level eventually dropped back to normal.
Sounds to me like a head gasket problem. The next test will be to see how the company responds.
I can't get an appointment to get it into the shop until next week, so I'll be staying close to home and keeping a close eye on it.
With only ~ 45k miles on it, this is not a good sign....
DB
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Posts in this Thread:
- Rough idle & antifreeze smell, Dave B., Tue, 7 Apr 2009 09:32:59
- Head Gasket! n/m, jimmy, Wed, 8 Apr 2009 08:35:17
- Re: Rough idle & antifreeze smell, B Millar , Tue, 7 Apr 2009 11:25:28
- Re: Rough idle & antifreeze smell, CrNiFe , Tue, 7 Apr 2009 11:15:43
- Yes, I've been there........, Herb Hirsch , Tue, 7 Apr 2009 09:37:19
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