While changing the oil last night, I went around a checked all the fluids and greased up all the joints. I pulled the overflow tank cap and noticed that the color of the 1 yr old collant is a little murky and not quite as vibrant green as is was when I put it in. Not really a big deal, but I noticed a very strong smell of ammonia. Just like you took the cap off of a bottle of it. I had to take a couple sniffs because I just couldn't beleive it.
Last summer I used a flushing fluid (the valvoline stuff) and flushed and filled the system with 50/50 distilled water and Maxlife antifreeze. The truck is a 2001 F150, 4.2L V6 and it had green coolant from the factory. Last year was the first coolant service it has seen. The coolant level has been rock steady from day one through today. There is no oil in the coolant that I can see.
What could make coolant smell like that? Should I be worried? Its very possible that there could be a little flushing fluid still in the system from last year, could that be the cause?
Last summer I used a flushing fluid (the valvoline stuff) and flushed and filled the system with 50/50 distilled water and Maxlife antifreeze. The truck is a 2001 F150, 4.2L V6 and it had green coolant from the factory. Last year was the first coolant service it has seen. The coolant level has been rock steady from day one through today. There is no oil in the coolant that I can see.
What could make coolant smell like that? Should I be worried? Its very possible that there could be a little flushing fluid still in the system from last year, could that be the cause?