94 expl smells sweet

[aphunsdragon]

this posting is my exact questions, but mine also smells sweet like it is burning anti-freeze, but it seems like its just oil everywhere. I just bought is and the oil is nasty black, so I changing it tomorrow, any other ideas...
rough
06-16-2004, 07:40 PM

Help diagnose...

There are never any puddles/drips under the car. It uses about 1 quart of oil every 2500 miles. I can live with this, but I would like an opinion as to what's going on there. There is no milky oil/tranny fluid, no drips, no wet carpet, no sign of external leakage. However, when it is first started up in the morning, there is plenty of vapor coming from the [COLOR=green! important][COLOR=green! important]exhaust[/color][/color] for about 2 minutes. It obviously not normal. After that it goes away until the next morning. I can only assume that there is a pinhole leak in the [COLOR=green! important][COLOR=green! important]head [COLOR=green! important]gasket[/color][/color][/color] that allows coolant to get into the cylider(s). But on the other hand, the exhaust is old and has holes in it. I can hear the exhaust air coming from the holes. Maybe water gets in there to cause the vapor in the morning. I am no pro though...Could someone suggest what else might be causing the coolant loss? It's going somewhere...thanks