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Coolant smell from front

Day1971

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Has anyone had a coolant smell from front of car after about 20 minutes of driving
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Maybe a leak.

The OEM tanks give out all the time. My local Honda dealer says they replace them under warranty regularly.

Just spend the money and get an after market one for the piece of mind.
 

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If you've recently checked the coolant and a drop or two landed in the engine compartment, you'll smell it for weeks. Otherwise check for leaks and monitor the coolant level.

Our 2014 CRV had a wiff of coolant smell since near new, but the level wasn't affected. Still going 12 years and 190k miles later (son's car now).
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