Antifreeze leak in conpartment - 940 Volvo Cars & Trucks

Check your oil on the dipstick. It it looks creamy, then antifreeze is leaking into the engine. Another problem may be a high pressure leak when the engine is running and the antifreeze is hot (boiling out). Probably time to see a mechanic if you are adding so often.

put it in resovour if theres no cap

If the lower (intake) manifold is leaking, which is very common, then you should either have an external antifreeze leak, or antifreeze into the oil. Oil will not go into the antifreeze. The coolant used in this car (DexCool) does, however, form an oily substance on the surface over time. I would recommend having the antifreeze flushed out, and the reservoir cleaned.

Hi Sharlene,so you smell antifreeze.Raise your hood and check your antifreeze over flow container,you should have a l and a h mark on it,high and low.If low,then it's leaking somewhere,look at the radiator cap and overflow hose for leak,look at over flow container for leak from hose going to it from radiator,look all over engine,look at top and bottom radiator hoses and clamps for leaks,if leaking there,tighten clamp with flat head screw driver,if no leak is found,get under vehicle and see if any antifreeze is visible,maybe water pump,look on ground for leak and follow,check floor board on driver side,heater core could be bad,check hoses going to heater core from engine firewall.

For this types of problem,check the help link provided below.Click the link below to go through its troubleshooting procedure:-----Antifreeze leaking from front of engine near Air intake? http://technoanswers.blogspot.in/2012/02/antifreeze-leaking-from-front-of-engine.html
----------Antifreeze leaking from freeze plug on throttle body? http://technoanswers.blogspot.in/2012/02/antifreeze-leaking-from-freeze-plug-on.html
---------How to locate the vacuum leak? http://howtobyme.blogspot.in/2012/01/how-to-locate-vacuum-leak.html
-----------How to Perform Car AC Leak detection Test? http://repairhelpcenter.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-perform-car-ac-leak-detection.html
------------Common Causes of Car Oil Leaks? http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/common-causes-of-car-oil-leaks.html----------- Troubleshoot Car Oil leak? http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/troubleshoot-car-oil-leak.html
-----------The plastic housing which goes to the upper radiator hose is cracked and leaking?

http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2011/12/plastic-housing-which-goes-to-upper.html

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Radiator leaking? http://repairhelpcenter.blogspot.com/2011/12/radiator-leaking.html
-----------This will help.Thanks.

where is it leaking from. the answer is fix the leak. a car is not suppose to leak antifreeze and you will destroy your engine if you run it hot, so , fix the leak.

Please see my tip at http://www.fixya.com/cars/r6235876-no_heat_fan_blowing_cold_air . These are generic instructions. If you get stuck or need specific instructions for your car, please get back to me with model, year and engine info.

Well Shelly the antifreeze is exiting the cooling system through a leak somewhere. Pouring more antifreeze in is not going to fix the leak. Often the leak is external to the engine and you can see a big puddle form on the ground where the car sits, common examples are burst hoses, leaking radiator, and a leaking heater core can create a wet mess on the passenger side floor. Other leaks such as bad gaskets and cracks in the head and block can cause the antifreeze to leak into the cylinders and lubrication system. First you must find out where the antifreeze is being lost, then figure out if the repair is worth it.

If there is a internal antifreeze leak, there will be antifreeze mixed in your oil. Check your oil. If there is antifreeze in there, you probably have a bad head or base gasket. Worst case scenario is your block is cracked somewhere. Check your heater core and the lines as well. If the heater core is bad it will be leaking.
Check the thermostat housing for a leak. Sometimes
the antifreeze will leak from there, and burn on top of the exhaust instead of dripping onto the ground. Good luck

Depending on the mileage & other facters unseen I would hesitate a guess! You may have a blown head gasket, A frost plug leak, a water pump leak. Have a rad pressure test done to ascertain the leak location, but you can first check the tail pipe for antifreeze smell, if you smell it you have a head gasket problem. Also check the oil dipstick to see if you have any traces of white residue, an indication of a head gasket leak. I hope this helps & good luck!