Coolant smell, can't find a leak

[jb92563]

In the trunk by the Coolant/Oil cap there is a plastic shield.

If you remove that shield, under it you will find a coolant air relief/burp valve.

If it has crusty dried coolant in that area you have found the issue.

Either the relief valve gasket needs to be replaced, the screws need to be tightened, or the coolant system is overfilled.

If the coolant system is over filled you will get a release of coolant here and it will run down the drain tube and exit the car next to the rear right tire.

I had this happen after topping up the water tank and thought I had a more serious issue like a water pump failure. Once I realized what was happening I let it do its thing and it stopped leaking after the excess coolant was released.

I had kept on topping it off after each discharge thinking it was low and just continuing the cycle of discharging coolant after a drive.