Coolant Low...Coolant Odor....D@MN!

[abesmith69]

Guys!

Well this Coolant thing just started out as a "Low Coolant Light" issue. Now it has turn into a bad coolant odor inside the car when I use my heater/air condition it seems. When I let the car heat up I have a white smoke coming through my vents or just through the car. The white smoke is coming from the right side of my car (if your sitting behind the wheel).... I know nothing really about cooling systems or how it works....no im kind of in the dark....only thing I cant tell you is there is a black bottle on the right side and it appears as if something is leaking from that area. It must be coolant because I was over heating yesterday and I put coolant in it today and the smell was very faint......im not driving the car so there shouldnt be any damage.

Let me know what you guys think!

Thanks a bunch you guys are great!

-Abe

P.S. I HAD TO DRIVE A 4 CYL TO WORK!!! THIS IS A CATASTROPHY!