Cadillac: AIR COND/SWEET SMELL 97 SEVILLE SLS

<com> wrote 

Could also be mold on the evaporator coil, possibly due to a plugged drain
hose.
Mine soaked the front carpets before I noticed.

On 24 Aug 2006 16:01:23 -0700, "com"
<com> wrote:
 
Heater core could have a leak.

NickySantoro wrote: 



Wouldnt something related to the heater core happen even without
running the AC?

gil

The sweet smell is coolant from the heater core. The heater core is leaking,
probably a small leak, you can add some cooling system tabs to stop it for a
while.


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On 25 Aug 2006 20:28:34 -0700, "com"
<com> wrote:
 
Yes, but you might not smell it unless the blower was running.
Eventually, you'd have coolant on the carpet.

NickySantoro wrote: 



-------------I ve been having the onboard diagnostic telling me to
CHECK COOLANT LEVEL.
Is this related to it? Also, Whats involved in fixing it? Big
job//small job?

<com> wrote 

And have you done that? DUH!
 

Double DUH!
 

Take it to a dealer, mechanic or radiator shop.

Someone who ignores warning lights and doesn't know that engine coolant
flows through the heater has no business trying a do-it-yourself fix.
Probably $200-500.

OTOH, just keep driving it and ignore the OVERHEATING warning when it
appears and then come back here and ask us why it stopped running and
smelled kinda hot.

Ken Abrams wrote: 


------------------The coolant level isnt low, and the car is not
overheating. I was told that the acidity in the coolant is broken
down and just needs to be flushed and refilled.


g