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[Moonchilde]

Read through 8 pages, didn't quite see my problem.

I have a 94 Taurus 3.0. My problem is smoke coming through the air conditioning vents near the winshield after I drive for about 10 minutes.

Any idea what this could be? I can't really explain the smoke's smell. Sometimes I think it smells like radiator fluid but then often times I don't think it smells like that.

I flushed and replaced my radiator fluid. There are no leaks, and the stuff is clean. I did a 50/50 mixture, so that is ok as well.

I am due for an oil change but haven't had the time to do it. I tried actually, but I couldn't remove my oil plug. So I have to take it somewhere, unless someone knows how to get those off, and I haven't had much time or money to do so. Could it be related to this?

Any help is appreciated.

[Gravesubject]

Smoke or steam? If your heater core has sprung a leak, then you would get steam out of those vents, condensation on the windshield, and rubber/coolant stink in the cabin. So, smoke or steam?

[Moonchilde]

Well I think it may be steam. I just cleaned my winshield today, turned on the heater to get a "scent" and it fogged it up and it was kind of wet to the touch.

It sort of smells like celery stalks.

Anyhow, thank you for your input.

[joe92k1500]

Yeah, that sounds like a leaking core. I would replace it ASAP so it does not get any worse, otherwise you could be geting some wet and stained carpeting.

[Moonchilde]

Well thats the thing, its been doing this for a while. But I haven't had any wet carpeting. There is no radiator fluid on the passenger side. There hasn't been any fluid on the street where I park either. My radiator is also full, so its not losing fluid.

So, maybe its a hose block. I'm not sure.

Either way, I will definately look into replacing the core.