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Old 12-16-2008, 08:44 AM   #7
Kevin Thomas
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Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: 1997 OBS, 1996 SVX, 1988 RX
Vehicle:
1989 1989 XT6

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Originally Posted by bnaccs View Post
My 08 OBS has 4,000 miles on it. I notice a maple syrup coolant smell when the car has been ran for a long time. My wife's 06 Outback XT has the same smell after it is good and heated up. The temperature gauge on the 06 always stays right below the middle and has never gone up. The 08 does not have a gauge so I don't know. Is this normal?
"(1) SMELLS LIKE: MAPLE SYRUP

WHEN: After the engine has warmed or possibly even after it's shut off for a few minutes.
THE CULPRIT: Coolant containing sweet-smelling (but toxic) ethylene glycol is leaking from somewhere. It could be coming from a radiator or heater hose, a failed intake manifold gasket or cylinder head. It might be coming from a leaky radiator cap or the radiator itself, especially if you smell it outside the car. A strong odor inside the passenger compartment probably means a bad heater core."

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