Hi all,
Im a new owner of a SRT6 Roadster with 131,000km.
I've tried to search my issue in these forums but unsuccessful. (Searching is a bit hard on my mobile phone).
I notice after 30mins or so of driving, I start to smell a sweet coolant smell in the cabin. It is very faint.
In my previous experiences with different cars, this would normally mean a leak in the heater core.
I haven't noticed any water in the foot wells and there is no musty smell when entering the car.
Wondering if this is a common issue?
Could it be something else?
is it difficult to get to the heart core if it is the source of the leak?
All responses will be greatly appreciated.

 

could it possibly be "the smell of melting crayons" ?
If it is, then it is the adhesive used by the Germans during assembly. ( carpets and headliner )

 

i hope you're serious and i hope you're right.

 

I am serious, tons of threads here on the forum about that crayon smell.
Seems other German cars, BMW, Audi etc have the same issue.

 

That's a relief. Thankyou.
Thanks to this forum i am learning more and more about these beauties every day.

 

 

When I bought my Crossfire I thought the exact same thing. So I waited it out for a while till I realized the car just smells that way. It's the oddest permanent air freshener.

 

My Roadster has the smell more apparent than my coupe. My roadster doesn't have a glued headliner. When I recovered my coupe headliner, I never noticed the smell while working on the actual headliner.. Carpets? possible.

 

That is great news, thanks. Turns out that I actually like the smell.

 

If there is a leak your, your cooling system wouldn't pressurize, have you changed yur cabin filter ?

 

No, i haven't changed the cabin filter and there is no mention of the cabin filter ever being replaced in the complete service history. Its on my "to do" list.

 

 

I did too. Once I knew it was how German cars smell anyway. When I was worried about a leak I didn't like it at all!