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sweet smell #1236336 04/05/05 06:13 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 197 Cambridge Ontario Canada R realslimshaver OP CEG\'er
OP realslimshaver CEG\'er R Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 197 Cambridge Ontario Canada	when i am siting at a stop light for extended periords of time i can smell a sweet/oily smell. this however only happens when the temp selector is on cool... abd there is no smell present on the heat setting. also as soon as i pick up speed the smell dissapears... would this probley just be the smells from under my hood makeing there way up to the cabin air intake.... or might i have some biger problem. thanks in advance RIP Frank Foreman. March 15 2005. died in a tragic car crash at the age of 18.<Drive Safe> 1995 Contour gl Zetec auto. 178000km

Re: sweet smell #1236337 04/05/05 07:34 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,085 Northern B.C. Canada W WestCoastAjax Hard-core CEG\'er
WestCoastAjax Hard-core CEG\'er W Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,085 Northern B.C. Canada	sweet smell could be anti freeze. 2012 Lotus Evora --------- 95 Mystique MTX - GONE 395,000 Kms --------- Both Zetecs '97 Contour Mtx - stock - GONE

Re: sweet smell #1236338 04/05/05 06:08 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,116 MN E elraido Hard-core CEG\'er
elraido Hard-core CEG\'er E Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,116 MN	I would say anti freeze. You most likly have a small leak that cooks on the engine. so you would need to get the engine warmed up and start to feel all the hoses for anti freeze dripping out some place 95 SE MTX svt exhaust intake deer killer

Re: sweet smell #1236339 04/05/05 07:13 PM
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 4,270 Hartland, MI T The Five-Oh! Hard-core CEG\'er
The Five-Oh! Hard-core CEG\'er T Joined: May 2004 Posts: 4,270 Hartland, MI	Idle the car in your driveway and observe for a puddle of some sort. ~Alex ~Alex Ex- SVT Driver627 MUST SELL!!!LOCAL: Pre-98 MOLDED trunk Polk db speakers Corolla parts LED Underbody Kit PM 2000 Green CSVT gone on 2/17/06 2001 Toyota Corolla (SHE RUNS!!!) 1989 Mustang LX 5.0

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