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| Author: | lurker [ Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Question about Radiators |
My car stinks when I have driven it for a while, like stinky hot smell. 
I've changed the oil and just had new brakes (thinking it might be the new brakes being stinky  )
I topped up the coolant tonight and see it's very froffy and with the radiator cap off steam/smoke is coming out of the radiator. Reckon I should have the radiator flushed? Or could it be more problems? Not sure when radiator was last cleaned out???? 
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| Author: | Spaceboy [ Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:13 pm ] |
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probably your new brakes |
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| Author: | brickworx [ Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:17 pm ] |
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Get the radiator flushed and get someone to do a head gasket leak test |
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| Author: | lurker [ Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:28 pm ] |
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I'll see how it goes tomorrow on the Mini run to Lorne, and get all the mentioned things checked next week. I would be happy to have the cooling system checked anyway with it being a new addition to my fleet and all, I'd like to know what has been done and what needs to be done. 
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| Author: | slinkey inc [ Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:44 pm ] |
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you may have a couple of issues here, but definitely, the radiator bit doesn't sound right at all. Smell may not be related to that but then again quite well could be. |
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| Author: | Flute [ Sun Apr 29, 2007 12:57 am ] |
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I'm not a mechanic but if you have a heater could it be a leak from the heater core inside the car which might be why you can smell it? Just a thought! |
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| Author: | DOZ [ Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:30 am ] |
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My first mini blew a head gasket and threw a couple of welsh plugs. The engine cooked each time but it made funny sounds more than smell. I would say your brakes are not adjusted properly (if they are drums) if you have a smell there all the time. Daniel |
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| Author: | VicMini13 [ Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:41 pm ] |
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How old is the exhaust? New paint burning off? Any greasy hand prints on it? Any greasy hand prints on the brake drums? How long ago was the engine cleaned/degeased, with what, and how well was it rinsed? |
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| Author: | lurker [ Mon Apr 30, 2007 10:48 am ] |
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Engine has lots of oils and crap on it. The smell has started to go away, a run to geelong helped and I changed the oil over the weekend too. I will clean the engine this week, and have the radiator looked at too. Thanks one and all.
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