AudiTTmike

I recently purchased a 2002 Audi TT and 1.8L fwd and I’ve only been driving it a week, anytime I turn the a/c on I get a really strong sweet smell to the point where it hurts my throat. The floor on both sides are completely dry I check it everytime after I drive it and my coolant level hasn’t moved at all, also I don’t have any heat at all, it just blows cold air when heat is on. It sounds like a heater core but why isn’t anything leaking inside or out ( that I can see/feel) ? And my level hasn’t changed, could this be something else ?

Unkel Dale

Based on what you wrote that SHOULD be it. The heater core SHOULD BE BAD AND LEAKING. The coolant level not changing IS a stumper. Is the heater core bypassed?

AudiTTmike

No it’s not bypassed, I thought about doing it but I heard its not good to do to your car . I’m going to pressure test it when I get home, I just don’t want to take the entire dash apart unless I can 100% verify that’s what it is

Unkel Dale

Yep