MistahYebba
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- June 29, 2015
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- City, State
- Clearwater, Florida
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2005 Ford Explorer XLT
Howdy,
I have a lot of coolant consumption. I have to fill up my overflow tank every month with fresh 50/50 because it just disappears.
Surprisingly enough, I NEVER overheat. I drove 4 hours a couple weeks ago to this restaurant I wanted to take the old lady to and the truck ran great. Little scary though... some highways suck down here in Florida...
Anyway, the temp control from cold to hot, if I set it near the middle on warm, smoke will come out of my vents.
If I put it all the way over to hot, it won't smoke, but you can smell a lot of coolant (syrup) and some burny smell. Not desired. So I use my air a lot so I don't suffocate myself from filling up the cabin with chemicals lmao.
So I was thinking what could even do this.......
I imagine that the temperature control slider must have some sort of revolving piece inside, and at one point of that revolving piece, there is some sort of leak at that point causing the smoke to get in.
But the smoke getting through the vents is just a product of the issue, not the final stop.
What's actually causing it to smoke is the big deal. This must be where all my coolant is going?
Anyone got any ideas so I can look into this sooner rather than later?
Thanks so much!!
I know I post here a lot; I really love this community. I wish we could all get together one day in a big mechanic's lot and look at each other's Fords. It would be so cool!
I have a lot of coolant consumption. I have to fill up my overflow tank every month with fresh 50/50 because it just disappears.
Surprisingly enough, I NEVER overheat. I drove 4 hours a couple weeks ago to this restaurant I wanted to take the old lady to and the truck ran great. Little scary though... some highways suck down here in Florida...
Anyway, the temp control from cold to hot, if I set it near the middle on warm, smoke will come out of my vents.
If I put it all the way over to hot, it won't smoke, but you can smell a lot of coolant (syrup) and some burny smell. Not desired. So I use my air a lot so I don't suffocate myself from filling up the cabin with chemicals lmao.
So I was thinking what could even do this.......
I imagine that the temperature control slider must have some sort of revolving piece inside, and at one point of that revolving piece, there is some sort of leak at that point causing the smoke to get in.
But the smoke getting through the vents is just a product of the issue, not the final stop.
What's actually causing it to smoke is the big deal. This must be where all my coolant is going?
Anyone got any ideas so I can look into this sooner rather than later?
Thanks so much!!
I know I post here a lot; I really love this community. I wish we could all get together one day in a big mechanic's lot and look at each other's Fords. It would be so cool!