shadowless127
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- '01 EB AWD 5.0
So I was driving this afternoon and had to romp on it pretty good to attempt to avoid an accident. Afterwards as we're driving me and my gf notice a sweet smell. I assumed it was burnt coolant. As we continued to drive, the smell died down. Got to our destination and the smell was extremely faint. Drove home ~20miles on the highway, no problem. I just went out to grab some dinner, and I get home and smell the burnt coolant smell again, pretty strong (its only a half mile to where I went and back. Smell is coming strongest from the radiator area. Popped the hood and can sell it, strongest up front. Look in the overflow and there's no oil in the overflow, checked the oil cap and dip stick, oil is in good shape. No smoke or coolant smell from the exhaust (a bit of moisture dripping, but it doesn't appear to be coolant). Temperature is fine, car runs like usual.
I let it sit for about 20minutes, turned it back on with the hood open and didn't smell as bad. Put the hood down, romped it up the street, came back, I can smell it again, pop the hood no visible leaking, oil and overflow in good order and no smoke from the exhaust.
Could this be a bad radiator cap? The radiator, tstat & housing, and water pump were all replaced in February. They for some reason, didn't bother giving me a new radiator cap.
I let it sit for about 20minutes, turned it back on with the hood open and didn't smell as bad. Put the hood down, romped it up the street, came back, I can smell it again, pop the hood no visible leaking, oil and overflow in good order and no smoke from the exhaust.
Could this be a bad radiator cap? The radiator, tstat & housing, and water pump were all replaced in February. They for some reason, didn't bother giving me a new radiator cap.