rshissler Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Well i just changed the anti-freeze and the thormastat(Spell?) and i might have spilled some anti-freeze on the manifold because now when i start my car up it smokes really bad and its coming from the pipe that wraps around the engine right where it connects to the manifold. Smells sweet like candy. So i thought it might be the anti-freeze. But it smoke right aways doesn't even warm up before it smokes. The car was sittin for a while maybe 6 days because im also workin on the inside. My old man told me it was just gas that was in the engine that isn't gettin burned right because the engine is cold and wasn't run in a while. Anyone Know what it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 A sweet smell is anti-freeze. Should burn off fairly quickly if you spilled it. Otherwise you've got something leaking. Double check the housing and make sure everything sealed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 When I flushed my coolant I got some in the exhaust head shields took about a day to dry out, and stop smoking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loominaz34 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 i didn'tuse a funnel to fill my oil and spilled oil on the manifold and it smoked pretty bad... add any oil lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 i didn'tuse a funnel to fill my oil and spilled oil on the manifold and it smoked pretty bad... add any oil lately? Smells sweet like candy. A sweet smell is anti-freeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby1870 Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 i didn'tuse a funnel to fill my oil and spilled oil on the manifold and it smoked pretty bad... add any oil lately? Smells sweet like candy. A sweet smell is anti-freeze. !!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttySup Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Check your head gaskets. Have you been really hard on your car lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rshissler Posted January 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 No i havn't been that hard on the car. I mean it never did it before that i noticed untill i did the anti-freeze and its sat for about a week now it does it. Might it be from it being cold out and not runnin it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 I'm sure it's just from it being cold and when you ran it it probably didn't dry totally... if it continues though, I'd start to look for some leakage as Supreme Style said - Jeff L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttySup Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Wait for some cold weather or when the engine hasn't been run like in the morning or something and pour some water on the area. The water will burn off quickly and it should wash away any of the antifreeze. If it continues to smell, you have a leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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