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      06-18-2009, 08:58 PM   #1
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Anyone else getting an antifreeze smell in the M3?

Anyone else getting an antifreeze smell in the M3? Lately I have been smelling antifreeze when I drive the car. Reminds me of my nightmare Procharged Camaro project...
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      06-18-2009, 09:30 PM   #2
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yeah. i get it when i pull in the garage.
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      06-18-2009, 09:32 PM   #3
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yeah. i get it when i pull in the garage.
Exactly what I am talking about. Whats the deal with that?
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      06-18-2009, 10:00 PM   #4
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^^same here.. i thought it was just me
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Me too ....doesn't use any though.
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everytime I`m WOT to redline I smell it while still driving
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      06-19-2009, 06:41 AM   #7
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I notice myself having to clean a slight haze off the inside of my windshield every once in awhile and it seems to be after the times I use my defrost. This reminds me of an old vehicle I use to have that had a leak in the heater core.
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      06-19-2009, 01:55 PM   #8
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I do smell something different when I pull into the garage after driving for awhile. I couldn't place the smell, so it's plausible I'm smelling anti-freeze also.
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same here...
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      06-19-2009, 03:37 PM   #10
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I was sitting in my friend's DCT E92 M3 and got this smell after a hard pull.
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      06-19-2009, 03:51 PM   #11
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smell is most noticeable after revving it hard - I have noticed that it is less strong now that I am at 5k
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      06-19-2009, 04:14 PM   #12
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I got it today going on base. Speed limit on base is 30 mph. So I was not even going into the 3000 rpms zone. Yet, I still got the antifreeze smell.
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      06-19-2009, 04:25 PM   #13
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I get the same thing that is mentioned above(pulling into the garage, after a hard pull, etc.)

However, I think it is just the AC.
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Ok, hate to bump an old thread, but this is all I can find. I have a brand new 4k mile babied M3 that is doing this. The smell is brief and not strong, but it is certainly coolant. NO leaks etc...
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it smells splendid after a ride
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      07-05-2013, 04:23 PM   #16
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If you are the only one smelling it then you could have temporal lobe epilepsy.
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      07-05-2013, 04:30 PM   #17
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If you are the only one smelling it then you could have temporal lobe epilepsy.
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      07-05-2013, 04:54 PM   #18
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      07-05-2013, 05:03 PM   #19
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Ok, hate to bump an old thread, but this is all I can find. I have a brand new 4k mile babied M3 that is doing this. The smell is brief and not strong, but it is certainly coolant. NO leaks etc...
lol, sorry, no smell here...and I know what anti-freeze smells like...
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No smell here...
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