2001 Lincoln Town Car Freon smell

2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR

190,000 MILES • V8 • RWD • AUTOMATIC

MSMCCORKLE

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I have a 2001 Lincoln Town Car that smells like freon when I
turn on the air conditioner. Is this a heater core problem or
something else?
If it is a heater core, how urgent is the service needed to repair
it?
Thanks in advance.
Mack McCorkle

Sep 8, 2014 at 9:23 AM

WRENCHTECH

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Freon (refrigerant) has no smell so it has to be something else. If it's a sweet smell, it could be coolant leaking from the heater core.

Sep 8, 2014 at 11:19 AM

MSMCCORKLE

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Yes, that is what I meant, how urgent is the need to
fix a heater core leaking coolant

Sep 8, 2014 at 2:03 PM

WRENCHTECH

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VERY urgent. The car will overheat and your carpet may get saturated.

You can bypass it if you don't want to fix it right away. Just don't expect any heat.

Sep 8, 2014 at 3:17 PM

MSMCCORKLE

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Would stop-leak work too?

Sep 8, 2014 at 6:56 PM

WRENCHTECH

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No, no.no. That would be the dumbest thing you could do. That's a great way to ruin both the heater core and the radiator.

Sep 8, 2014 at 7:02 PM

WRENCHTECH

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There is no such thing as "Mechanic in a Can"

Sep 8, 2014 at 7:02 PM

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