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Weird engine smell
Posted:
Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:58 am
by wkbrdr91
Last night on my way home from Halloween Horror Nights (10 min drive) as I pulled into my neighborhood I could smell a weird smell coming from my engine bay. Smelled kinda sweet I guess I could describe it? I was driving fairly hard but nothing abusive to the car, and I had let it warm up first. I just recently hit 65k miles. I do oil changes (synthetic Mobil 1) every 4k-5k miles religiously.
I want to say it is my coolant needing to be replaced but I am not sure. Any advice?
Re: Weird engine smell
Posted:
Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:47 pm
by thenewguy
When's the last time you've changed your transmission fluid? Thats the only thong i can think of when it comes to fluids that start to smell when it needs to change. But that would mean something is leaking. Check for signs of fluid trails? That would be the first thing i would do. Turn the car on, open the hood, and stand there and observe the bay. Check under the car for drop of fluids etc etc..
Re: Weird engine smell
Posted:
Thu Oct 18, 2012 1:14 pm
by wkbrdr91
thenewguy wrote:When's the last time you've changed your transmission fluid? Thats the only thong i can think of when it comes to fluids that start to smell when it needs to change. But that would mean something is leaking. Check for signs of fluid trails? That would be the first thing i would do. Turn the car on, open the hood, and stand there and observe the bay. Check under the car for drop of fluids etc etc..
I have never changed the transmission fluid, as Toyota said it is not necessary till 80k-100k miles and the car itself says not to change at all. None of my fluids are low (including tranny fluid). I will try observing dripping fluids though.
Re: Weird engine smell
Posted:
Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:09 pm
by ToyoSolV6
hows your power steering?
Re: Weird engine smell
Posted:
Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:20 am
by wkbrdr91
ToyoSolV6 wrote:hows your power steering?
Great, same as it has always been, fluid has never been low either.
Re: Weird engine smell
Posted:
Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:41 pm
by SolaraPete
Usually a sweet smell is coolant.
Re: Weird engine smell
Posted:
Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:41 am
by amabsolute
SolaraPete wrote:Usually a sweet smell is coolant.
X2
Re: Weird engine smell
Posted:
Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:01 pm
by wkbrdr91
That's what I thought as well... I haven't smelled it since though. I plan on replacing all fluids soon.
Re: Weird engine smell
Posted:
Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:00 pm
by yaddadaimsayin
thenewguy wrote: Thats the only thong i can think of when it comes to fluids that start to smell
sick!
Re: Weird engine smell
Posted:
Mon Nov 05, 2012 6:48 pm
by thenewguy
Lol!