1998 Ford Explorer

1998 FORD EXPLORER
176,000 MILES • 6 CYL • AUTOMATIC
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ARMD
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smell a faint anitfreeze smell when I get out of the car. Heater is working fine. Something leaking on the ground underneath- kinda brown-ish but maybe not oil.
Jan 11, 2011 at 2:18 AM
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FORD MAN
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Ya need to figure out which area (front, driverside,rear, etc.) leak puddle is at. This could be several things, but I couldn't give a decent guess without that info ! As for brownish....ya ever have the coolent flushed & new installed ? Sounds like ya got lotsa rust mixed in with your coolent. Do you have a creamish colored foam on your oil cap ?

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Jan 11, 2011 at 3:09 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Coolant can get brownish over the years. Place a piece of cardboard under the vehicle to identify the aprox location of the leak. It could be a hose, freeze plug, head gasket... If you can't locate the leak, they sell a dye you can add to the cooling system to help identify where the leak is coming from.
Feb 2, 2011 at 10:49 PM
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