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| Author: | JebustheCrites [ Fri Aug 28, 2015 7:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Sanity Check |
Long time lurker, first time posting. I have an issue that I'm looking for some outside opionions on before I flip out on the dealership. I'm on my 3rd heater core within the last 6 months. Last week I noticed that my coolant level was exceptional low, and my front passenger floor boards were wet with a sticky/slimy fluid with a suspiciously sweet smell. I dragged the Jeep back to the last people who worked on it io have the heater core looked at again, as that seems (to me at least) to be the logical source of coolant-like fluid being inside my car. They do a pressure test and say everything is fine, although they don't pull the dash to check the heater core. They say that because they don't see active dripping, the don't know what is making my interior wet, and refuse to pull the dash to check the heater core. Additionally, they say the coolant is at the exact correct level. After discussing this with the service tech, I decide to leave to avoid escalating the situation. When I get home, I check the coolant level, which by some miracle, is now almost 6 inches higher than it was than when I dropped it off at the dealership. Additionally, instead of the bright orange normally associated with my coolant, it is now a murky orange, which I can only think came from mixing universal coolant with my retarded HOAT coolant. My coolant is only 2 months old. Am I completely off base thinking that they filled it with the wrong fluid, hoping that I would just go away before they had to spend a day taking out my dash to check the issue? Is there something else that could be leaking that would cause my floorboards to have that sticky/slimy wetness associated with it? I'm hoping for some more experienced individuals to weigh in before I declare war on the dealership for something that they might actually be correct in. Thanks |
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| Author: | Scar0 [ Sat Aug 29, 2015 12:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sanity Check |
Sticky sweet smell is common for antifreeze. It is possible your A/C drain line could also not have been put back in the correct spot (during one of the replacements) to allow condensate to drip out under the rig. If the core is leaking then the combo of the 2 may cause the antifreeze to run into the passenger compartment. When you mix hoat with the green stuff, your coolant will turn brownish. Did you not check the antifreeze level before you left the dealer? |
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| Author: | JebustheCrites [ Sat Aug 29, 2015 5:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sanity Check |
I checked, but I got there right as they were closing down and had no chance to grab anyone else unfortunately. |
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| Author: | Scar0 [ Sat Aug 29, 2015 4:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Sanity Check |
IMO you have coolant on the floor board. Only way for it to get there is from a leak. Might be the core or a hose that is not tightened correctly. |
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