How does coolant smell?
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How does coolant smell?
Hey, i am getting a weird smell from my e60 exhaust when the car is warmed up. Kinda smells like ammonia or glass cleaner (the spray bottle type). I have not been losing coolant, so i was wondering what type of smell would a coolant leak produce if head gasket was bad. Also i live in a cold place (-16 Celsius today) and only drive a maxium of 3km to and from work. Could this be because of short driving, and old fuel (haven't fueled for like 3 weeks)?
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Hey, i am getting a weird smell from my e60 exhaust when the car is warmed up. Kinda smells like ammonia or glass cleaner (the spray bottle type). I have not been losing coolant, so i was wondering what type of smell would a coolant leak produce if head gasket was bad. Also i live in a cold place (-16 Celsius today) and only drive a maxium of 3km to and from work. Could this be because of short driving, and old fuel (haven't fueled for like 3 weeks)?
IF YES - you possibly have a failed head gasket and/or cylinder head
IF NO, and you are not losing coolant - you definitely need to drive the car more than 3km. Take it out on a good 100 to 150km drive this weekend. BMWs run like shittake when they are cold. Always have and likely always will. Your car is not getting anywhere near proper operating temperature with a 3km drive.
Coolant typically has a very sweet, syrup like smell to it.
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Id say the exhaust smells more like glass cleaner or kinda like bleach? So that wouldn't not be coolant right? (fingers crossed) head gasket repair are damn expensive
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Pick up a pressure kit, fairly cheap, and pressure test it. Garages usually charge around $50 to pressuer test it. Quickest way to find out if you have an internal coolant leak. I got quoted 10-12 hours labor for Headgasket.
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you need to take that car out and flog it for a good 30 minutes or so, minimum. the only cars that don't mind being driven 3km at a time are golf carts.
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Hey, i am getting a weird smell from my e60 exhaust when the car is warmed up. Kinda smells like ammonia or glass cleaner (the spray bottle type). I have not been losing coolant, so i was wondering what type of smell would a coolant leak produce if head gasket was bad. Also i live in a cold place (-16 Celsius today) and only drive a maxium of 3km to and from work. Could this be because of short driving, and old fuel (haven't fueled for like 3 weeks)?