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Ute Finatic
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- Nov 4, 2008
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- 2012 VE Thunder
Hey guys,
Il get straight to it. Work as a apprentice Mechanic at MTA and had the car on the hoise to examine, turns out had a leaking water pump, seal obviously went in it. After driving around for a few days, i came across a smell, closest i can explain to is of hot wax, and it was coming through the vents when i went stationary when driving the car (eg. stopped at lights). Now to fix it up, i went out and bought a brand new water pump, thermostat and also a radiator cap just incase and installed them properly, removed the radiator and thoroughly flushed it with a hose, then filled up the system with brand new coolant, bled it and it all worked prefectly. Now although my temperature reads 1/3 Hot after a decent drive, which is fine, i open up the bonnet after a bit of a long drive and get that same waxey smell and feel that the radiator cap isnt hot at all, not even midly warm at times. I think i narrowed the smell down to the radiator side itself where the cap goes. What could cause this? Can i fix it? And should i be worried?
Thanks in advance,
Social.
Il get straight to it. Work as a apprentice Mechanic at MTA and had the car on the hoise to examine, turns out had a leaking water pump, seal obviously went in it. After driving around for a few days, i came across a smell, closest i can explain to is of hot wax, and it was coming through the vents when i went stationary when driving the car (eg. stopped at lights). Now to fix it up, i went out and bought a brand new water pump, thermostat and also a radiator cap just incase and installed them properly, removed the radiator and thoroughly flushed it with a hose, then filled up the system with brand new coolant, bled it and it all worked prefectly. Now although my temperature reads 1/3 Hot after a decent drive, which is fine, i open up the bonnet after a bit of a long drive and get that same waxey smell and feel that the radiator cap isnt hot at all, not even midly warm at times. I think i narrowed the smell down to the radiator side itself where the cap goes. What could cause this? Can i fix it? And should i be worried?
Thanks in advance,
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