P1000 Antifreeze smell

[LJSXS]

Hello Everyone!
Picked up my 2019 P1000-3 today and brought it home. Unloaded and let it idle while I put the trailer up. When I came back to get in machine I caught a glimpse of antifreeze smell. So I started looking for a leak and really didn’t get anywhere. Checked the best I could but still new to machine. Checked the coolant tank and it was over full a little bit. Switched the button over to show the coolant gauge and it stayed at 2 dark boxes while I rode for 30 minutes. Rode long enough the fan actually kicked on and off. I brought it into shop and looked again and haven’t seen anything alarming. Has anyone else ran across this issue on a new machine? Thanks again for the help!

 

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[HondaTech]

Most likely someone stopped off the overflow and spilled some on the radiator.

How full was the bottle, I'm assuming over the top line?

 

[LJSXS]

Here is a picture of the overflow tank. I did notice that the bottom radiator hose was not in this holder, so I put it in and clamped it shut. Wonder if that came from factory like that or was a dealer prep deal? Thanks for the help.

 

[Dezrik]

Mine was leaking near the water pump and under the coolant bottle. Both clamps were barely tight but didnt leak enough coolant to see signs of it, until about 2800 miles later lol.

 

[LJSXS]

Mine was leaking near the water pump and under the coolant bottle. Both clamps were barely tight but didnt leak enough coolant to see signs of it, until about 2800 miles later lol.

 

[LJSXS]

Thanks! I’ll check all my hose clamps in the morning

 

[snuffnwhisky]

Pull the seat bottom and check all the clamps in there also. The several I've been around have all been loose.

 

[LJSXS]

Ok guys, I want to give a shout out to you all for your help. I pulled seat and back cover and started checking hose clamps and 90% of them were too loose. Several spots where antifreeze has leaked in the 4 miles the machine was ridden. I went thru and tightened them all up. The tightest I found were at the radiator itself. All back were loose. What they were just snug is beyond me, kind of concerning to be honest. Anyway, thanks again for the help!

 

[JTW]

Wonder if this is how folks are getting air in the system?

 

[LJSXS]

Wonder if this is how folks are getting air in the system?

It very well could be. Some of the clamps I tightened took a good 2-3 complete rounds on my nut driver to tighten up. I let my salesman know this evening and sent him pictures. He told me he was going to let the service manager know. My question is are these hoses being put on with a tool that stops at a specific torque or is it being done by feel? Because mine were no where close to being tight.

 

[HondaTech]

The last picture shown has been a frequent sight here recently. The first couple I came across i thought were stains from temperature cycling. But I started seeing it and checked the last ones I've ran across and they've been in various states of loose.

 

[snuffnwhisky]

Ok guys, I want to give a shout out to you all for your help. I pulled seat and back cover and started checking hose clamps and 90% of them were too loose. Several spots where antifreeze has leaked in the 4 miles the machine was ridden. I went thru and tightened them all up. The tightest I found were at the radiator itself. All back were loose. What they were just snug is beyond me, kind of concerning to be honest. Anyway, thanks again for the help!

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The intake pipe running to the front has also had loose clamps.