By Carl Collins
Preserve your motor vehicle alive! What to do, and what to not do, while your vehicle is going wrong.
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A sweet smell coming from the car is usually caused by anti-freeze, so look for a coolant leak. If you find a leaking hose or a radiator leak, you will need to fix it by either changing the part or using a ‘stop-leak treatment’ (for radiators) or ‘hose repair’ for coolant hoses. Coolant/anti-freeze leak indicated here by white furry deposit. If you cannot find a leak in the engine bay, check whether the leak is coming from the heating system inside the car. Check the carpets in the driver and passenger side footwell for dampness.
Tip If the vehicle is under warranty, take it back and let the garage have the fun of trying to trace what’s causing the knocking noise. Tip Checking for contact points on suspension parts may help you identify the cause of the problem – these parts should not come into contact with each other. If there are any small surface areas on the suspension parts that appear to have been rubbed clean or are shiny, then this indicates that there has been contact and that the parts are worn, broken or maladjusted.
Less common faults that can give the same symptoms are a bad earth connection between engine and body, partially seized engine or seized clutch, amongst others. Before buying a new battery, get the old one tested by a garage or car parts shop. They will have specialist equipment to test the battery fully, as its performance cannot be properly tested by using just a voltmeter. If both alternator and battery are in good condition, then something may be draining the battery when the car is not being used.
