scostagl
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Hi all,
I've done quite a bit of searching in this forum for my issue, but I still can't figure it out. About 3 months ago, I started hearing a water sloshing sound coming from the passenger side of the instrument panel. Sure enough, my coolant was about 2 pints low. I filled it up, and the noise went away for about 2 weeks. Now, its back, and the collant expansion tank is still full (checked when cold, of course). Its been like this for over a month.
I'm also getting a coolant smell coming from outside the car (not coming from the interior heat). I can't see evidence of any coolant leaks, and my level is still full even after many miles / weeks of driving. My guess is that I have a small head gasket leak, and its causing this coolant burning smell? No water in oil or vice-versa, and the car still seems to have full power, no white smoke. No codes either.
The only other thing I heard was that this could be some type of coolant / heat exchanger o-ring failure? I read a post on here about someone having to replace a cheap o-ring to fix the sloshing sound....but it didn't have much detail.
Any help / ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I've done quite a bit of searching in this forum for my issue, but I still can't figure it out. About 3 months ago, I started hearing a water sloshing sound coming from the passenger side of the instrument panel. Sure enough, my coolant was about 2 pints low. I filled it up, and the noise went away for about 2 weeks. Now, its back, and the collant expansion tank is still full (checked when cold, of course). Its been like this for over a month.
I'm also getting a coolant smell coming from outside the car (not coming from the interior heat). I can't see evidence of any coolant leaks, and my level is still full even after many miles / weeks of driving. My guess is that I have a small head gasket leak, and its causing this coolant burning smell? No water in oil or vice-versa, and the car still seems to have full power, no white smoke. No codes either.
The only other thing I heard was that this could be some type of coolant / heat exchanger o-ring failure? I read a post on here about someone having to replace a cheap o-ring to fix the sloshing sound....but it didn't have much detail.
Any help / ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks!