Constant antifreeze smell

OK...so I did so searching and did not find exactly what I was looking for so here goes...

2000 XJ, 4.0, AW4, 231, 207,000 miles, new radiator, WP, tstat, hoses, cooling system pressure tested & compression test done by trusted shop and I still get a pretty constant smell of AF coming through the vents. Happens cold & warm, carpet is dry...seems to go through AF like others have descibed, but nothing ever in oil and can never see any puddles. Had the block degreased and still get the smell. Any thoughts would be welcomed. Thanks.

heater core?

Sounds like heater core, but the carpet is dry... hmmm.

Might just be a slow enough leak that it's not dampening the carpet, and instead is just evaporating right out of the heater core. Try putting a line clamp on each of the heater core lines to the firewall and driving it like that for a while.

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kastein said:

Might just be a slow enough leak that it's not dampening the carpet, and instead is just evaporating right out of the heater core.

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Sounds like this could be it....

bmpxj said:

I get a pretty constant smell of AF coming through the vents.

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It's a Jeep thing! Welcome to !

Thanks for the input...I'll try the clamps to see if that helps, if not I'll look into the heater core.

I'd bet on the heater core. You might also see of there's a thin film of crud building up on your windshield. I went through this last spring on my Dodge. Basically a pinhole in the heater core that allowed it to evaporate, and not deposit on the carpet.