I have a 96 HX and I can smell coolant with the heat on and the recirc button off. When recirc is on, I don't smell anything. I've never had to add coolant and I don't smell or see any leaks or burning outside the car or under the hood.

Is there anything else I can check?

 

It only takes a little coolant leaked out to make that smell. your heater core or the hoses might have leaked a little.

 

but the smell instantly goes away when i switch the blower to recirculation. i was thinking if it was the heater core, it would stink all the time.

 

bump

 

im thinking maybe theres a tiny leak somewhere and its burning on the exhaust or something and i smell it going into my outside vents.

 

did you check for coolant leaks?? get your coolant system pressure tested.

 

dude i had the same problem and it turnd out to be the damn thing where the bleeding screw is , ( where the large radiator hose goes to in the top) and it was leaking onto the header drop by drop. Look around man, good luck

 

is you passenger side floor board wet?

 

i doubt his passenger footboard is wet, wouldnt that mean it would smell anytime the heater motor is on, his only smells when it takes in outside air ( or i think he said).

 

yea, im just saying it to eliminate a possible problem. and its easy. put your hand down there. done.

 

i checked it out for like an hour... i cant find a leak anywhere. i cant even smell anything under the hood.

 

i was just in the drive thru with the window down and i could smell coolant a little bit... there has to be a leak somewhere damnit!

i need to get a pressure tester.

 

sneaky **** haha

 

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ya becuase that was a service bullietien huh? haha im serious i was cracking up when i read that email from honda