after a night of driving i got back into my garage to notice the smell of maple syrup coming from my engine. I know usually that means that uve got a burnt oil problem. But i dont usually dirve my TL that hard and i hadnt been driving it hard that night at all. And i just changed the oil middle of July. Can ne one tell me if there could be a big problem.

 

What kind of oil did you use? 5w-20? What brand? Synthetic? etc.

 

That's funny you mention that. My TL has a that same smell all the time.

 

i use Mobil 1 Super Syn 5w-30

 

I have never smelled maple surup from my acura, although the last time I tagged this ***** in the back seat it did smell like her stank pIIssy for about 4 days.

 

today when i was driving my temp gauge pegged to the top and dropped then raised again and dropped again im pretty sure its a coolant issue and almost 90% sure my thremostat went bad.

 

its the radiator fluid for sure!! I smelled that 2 on my old TL and had to get it fixed

 

hahahahahahAHahaHaHAHaHaHaHAAHaHaHAAHAHAHa u tainted ur TL.. lolz

 

Its wasnt the termostat because today i replaced and its still jacked up and i noticed a leak in the top of the radiator where i can see the water boiling off hey bling bling TL how much money was it to get it fixed?

 

Hey there ,
This is definitely leaking radiator fluid, not burnt oil. Burnt oil smells like an oil product (like fresh pavement being laid on the street). However, radiator fluid is sweet to the taste and smell. Thats why animals are prone to drink it when people leave it outside. If you want to prove it to yourself, simply open a container of radiator fluid! In my old car (Chevy Beretta---years ago), I had a heater element go bad. This resulted in radiator fluid leaking into the cabin of the car. "Voila" a sweet smelly smell occurs. This happens because the heating elment uses hot radiator fluid to heat the element. When this element decides to expire it'll leak fluid. Obviuosly, depending on the locattion of the element it CAN leak into the car. It so happens that the element on my old car was on the firewall (under the dash). The really bad thing is that it makes carpet smell like $hit. Additionally, if this element is in an obscure area, it can be a royal beatch to replace. Otherwise, it's a piece of cake. Good luck!

Conteez

 

i know a guy who owns a shop so it was free it prolly wont be bad though

 

i can see the acutally leak it is coming out of the top of the radiator.

 

How hard would it be for me to replace the radiator my self it cant be more than a few bolts and 2 hoses then lift it out ne one know how hard it could be

 

lol blessed