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Re: Coolant Smell from Heater

>In my experience (not on BMW's necessarily) when you get the coolant (maple
>syrup) smell inside the car when the heater is on, it *usually* means the
>heater core has a leak in it and depending on exactly where the heater core
>is located, you might have coolant leaking inside your car.  I just had
>this problem with my '85 Firebird and believe it or not, the radiator shop
>could not find evidence of a leak but I had them replace the heater core
>anyhow. Almost preventive maintenance for an American car with 198,000 miles,
>so... replacement of the heater core did get rid of the coolant smell when
>the heater was on.

Kim-

Thanks for the tip...I'll check it out!





Jonathan
jlukens@domain.elided