Hey everyone

Was just wondering what some ideas might be about the odd odour I'm getting in my cab after driving it for 10 mins or so. To me it smells like coolant but I'm not a mechanic so I could be wrong. Once it starts it generally doesn't stop. Doesn't change if I turn the heat on or off. All my temperature guages are reading within normal limits. The levels seem fine to me.

I just had the FICM replaced yesterday and roughly 2 weeks prior I had the transmission serviced. Truck is stock. I first noticed this smell about maybe a week ago, right around when the truck started to run rough which ended up being the FICM going wonky. I never mentioned it to the shop yesterday because I had forgotten about it after they were done having their way with me when I got the invoice.

Anyone had any similar experience? '04 6.0 w/4x4 automatic. Any suggestions or ideas are appreciated. Cheers!

 

yeah mine was coming out the resovore so i did a egr deleate and that didnt help now im going to chainge the thermastat and filler cap. sorry i cant spell

 

If it's coming out the reservoir, and you did an egr delete, that really only leaves headgaskets. You can try replacing the cap on the reservoir, as some say they go bad, but I'd eat my hat if it wasn't headgaskets.

 

i hope not i realy dont have the money to fix that and if i do it i would like to do head studs two

 

Just an update it more or less happens when driving up hills or at highway speeds. If im just driving around town I don't seem to get the coolant smell.

 

same issue with my truck i have the same year and i have sinister delete on it and losin coolant out the lid of the resivor bottle and it let to a blown radiator so im guessin head gasket? ima get it checked out tomorrow and ill let u know

 

head gaskets for both of you. It sucks, but it happens...