I have a 2005 Ford Taurus i need advice and answers
Asked by Melissab817 May 27, 2014 at 10:35 PM about the 2005 Ford Taurus SE
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
When i drive for a Lil while i smell
something heating up... i took the coolant
cap off it stared over flowing for a few
minutes... but before i took the cap off it
wasn't doing nothing but me smiling the hot
smell.. does t b e coolant area need to be
flushed or need more coolant or is it the
radiator?
16 Answers
TopShadeTree answered 9 years ago
If you smell it,it is there somewhere.check hoses,radiator,water pump,heater core,are you over heating?Have you lost any coolant?
Melissab817 answered 9 years ago
Well the only time I lost coolant is when I took off the cap right when I turned the car off.. other than that I haven't lost any coolant.. but when it was a Lil chilly and it was raining after driving for awhile I turned car off then I saw a Lil steam come from where you put the coolant in.. and that was the Sam smell i smelt while i drive for awhile
TopShadeTree answered 9 years ago
If you cant find any leaks,check you radiator cap could be bad,letting coolant seep out around seal or pressure spring bad. Good luck with it
Melissab817 answered 9 years ago
That's one thing I'm trying to find is my radiator i found the jug where u put the coolant in but not the radiator.. i just bought this car a month ago used lol so I'm still getting to know where everything is
TopShadeTree answered 9 years ago
Does it have only the jug to fill radiator
TopShadeTree answered 9 years ago
Check hose between jug and radiator for leaks,when you follow that hose should lead to top of radiator,there may be cap there or not, i will have to look at the specs to know for sure.
Melissab817 answered 9 years ago
Well it has two hoses... One hose goes to the front of the car where all I see is fans and the other hose leads to near back of engine
TopShadeTree answered 9 years ago
I looked at specs ,it is a sealed radiator with no cap.All i can say is look real good for the leak, if you smell it it is there,as long as you are not losing fluid to rapid you should be ok,But usually a smell leak gets bigger at some point in time,keep close look at your temp gauge untill you find it,and colant level.
Melissab817 answered 9 years ago
The temp gage is between hot and cold pointing up in the middle. . I even tried to look In the drivers manual can't find radiator
TopShadeTree answered 9 years ago
as long as it run s middle you are good,but if it gets any higher check your coolant.
Melissab817 answered 9 years ago
I got this car a month ago not sure when the coolant was changed.. it's a light brownish color when you open the coolant cap.. not sure if the coolant has to he fused and new coolant put in there
Melissab817 answered 9 years ago
How much would you think it would be to flush it? .. The color is a light light brown color looks like a rusty watery color in the coolant jug
TopShadeTree answered 9 years ago
The average price i think would be around 40 bucks,coolant is about 20 dollars and labor 20. That,s seems about right.but alot of mechanics want more,but that is a fair price.