Good garage in the Huntsville/Madison area for my problem.

[harry chickpea]

Possibly a bad heater core, if the radiator is filled mostly with water?

[Conner97]

Originally Posted by demtion35

radiator fluid smell when hot is distinct odor, like when engine is overheated and full of steam, there is that hot radiator smell, so it is not that,

oil smell has a distinct odor, like when the engine has oil dripped onto a hot pipe or section, after for example after an oil change, sometimes a bit of oil will be dripped on the hot manifold, that has a very distinct odor,

tranny fluid has a distinct odor as well, especially when the tranny is hot and or overworked, you may get that hot tranny oil smell very noticeable. It also has a very distinct odor, so it sounds like it is not that either,

The other thing to maybe check, is what was the humidity like at that time of day or morning? Was a warmer day or morning with high humid?, or was it cooler out with humid? Sometimes when it is humid and on the cooler side, when starting the engine, and having the defroster on will get a sort of damp type of smell. Also that may have a part to play in an engine running rough at first when there is a lot of humid in the air. Sometimes turning on the heat can cause some sort of heat type smell , not much just a bit, if the air conditions are correct.

I would say it is not a rodent nest, or not burnt wiring, as you would it seems for sure be able to identify those odors, the rodent nest would more than likely smell like burnt grass smell. And as we know, electric smell as in wiring has a electric smell and or burnt plastic or rubber type of smell.

What was the atmosphere conditions like when incident was happening> Perhaps raining with high humidity and defrosters on?

It could also be perhaps a crack in the head, or manifold and some radiator fluid is getting in there. If you can put some cardboard down on the floor for several days and see if any drip spots occor after the car has been parked, start with a clean piece of cardboard and then you can see if anything is dripping or not.

Been busy, thanks for the tips.

[Conner97]

Originally Posted by demtion35

radiator fluid smell when hot is distinct odor, like when engine is overheated and full of steam, there is that hot radiator smell, so it is not that,

oil smell has a distinct odor, like when the engine has oil dripped onto a hot pipe or section, after for example after an oil change, sometimes a bit of oil will be dripped on the hot manifold, that has a very distinct odor,

tranny fluid has a distinct odor as well, especially when the tranny is hot and or overworked, you may get that hot tranny oil smell very noticeable. It also has a very distinct odor, so it sounds like it is not that either,

The other thing to maybe check, is what was the humidity like at that time of day or morning? Was a warmer day or morning with high humid?, or was it cooler out with humid? Sometimes when it is humid and on the cooler side, when starting the engine, and having the defroster on will get a sort of damp type of smell. Also that may have a part to play in an engine running rough at first when there is a lot of humid in the air. Sometimes turning on the heat can cause some sort of heat type smell , not much just a bit, if the air conditions are correct.

I would say it is not a rodent nest, or not burnt wiring, as you would it seems for sure be able to identify those odors, the rodent nest would more than likely smell like burnt grass smell. And as we know, electric smell as in wiring has a electric smell and or burnt plastic or rubber type of smell.

What was the atmosphere conditions like when incident was happening> Perhaps raining with high humidity and defrosters on?

It could also be perhaps a crack in the head, or manifold and some radiator fluid is getting in there. If you can put some cardboard down on the floor for several days and see if any drip spots occor after the car has been parked, start with a clean piece of cardboard and then you can see if anything is dripping or not.

So I drove it this morning and it smoked inside the car. It’s been the first time since I made this post. Wasn’t pushing the car, was actually taking it easy. Only thing on in the car was the radio. Also since this first happened the radio seems louder without me changing the volume.