Hi jdormay,
Thank you for the donation.
Coolant smells sweet when heated up and the smell that you described do not fit.
With no overheating or coolant losses, that would rule out a possible leak or bad head gasket.
It is possible some foreign materials had gotten to the heater core and when it is turned on, the heat fomr the heater is causing the smell.
If you use any from of air freshener in the vehicle, some can cause a bad smell when the air freshener sticks to the heater core and over time it would turn into a foul smell.
If air freshener or any other form of external causes, the smell would normally be intense at initial turning on of the heater and goes away after a short period. It would recurr again the next time the heater is turned ON.
You would need to remove the heater core to check and clean to resolve the problem.
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 AT 12:28 PM