Smoke coming from D40 air vents

[tsch993]

Hi all,

I have a Spanish 2012 ST D40, and noticed today that there's smoke coming out of the air vents, when with the AC and fan off (as in just air pressure coming through)
It's white and smells like burnt coolant.
Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[jonney]

you should check your radiator coolant level as you could have a leakage in the heater hose or heater element behind the dash. remove the radiator cap when the Engine is COLD, also check for any signs of water drops on the passenger side floor etc.

 

[tsch993]

There's a coolant leak from under the passengers side
So what's broken?

 

[jonney]

hopefully just the heater hose has a slit in it. you will need to get into the area to have a good look.

 

[tsch993]

I've taken a look at that heater hose junction area, no noticeable leak from there, but this is where I can see the coolant dripping:


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[jonney]

keep looking.

 

[tsch993]

I've looked as much as I can from the engine bay and I can't find the source

It has to be one of the two.
The car is under warranty (12 month stat warranty as used commercial vehicle) but I'm wary they'll reject the claim as the car was due for a service at 60,000 and I've just clocked 61,500 and still haven't booked it in..

 

[acko13]

I've looked as much as I can from the engine bay and I can't find the source

It has to be one of the two.
The car is under warranty (12 month stat warranty as used commercial vehicle) but I'm wary they'll reject the claim as the car was due for a service at 60,000 and I've just clocked 61,500 and still haven't booked it in..

Book it in anyway and tell them about the leak. If there is an argument deal with it then.

 

[tsch993]

They fixed it but caused 5 more problems.