Coolant leak inside cabin (pic inside)
11-23-11, 10:39 PM
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Coolant leak inside cabin (pic inside)
Can anyone tell me if this is leaking from the heater core?
Its right next to the driver side foot well.
Coolant reservoir drops a little everytime I check it.
Steamy windows.
So far I bypassed the core for a temporary fix until i confirm.
Its right next to the driver side foot well.
Coolant reservoir drops a little everytime I check it.
Steamy windows.
So far I bypassed the core for a temporary fix until i confirm.
11-24-11, 06:58 AM
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Unfortunately that has to be the heater core. I recently had to do this repair in my SA. Dash removal time and yea, its a bitch. No help from the fsm either.
One reccomendation is to remove the whole thing as a unit without taking the seperate pieces apart.
One reccomendation is to remove the whole thing as a unit without taking the seperate pieces apart.
11-25-11, 12:25 AM
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This happend to me. I bought a new heater core. I also searched a bunch on here and red about the heater control valve(which is mounted on the driverside of the heater box). When I took the heater box out i found signs of coolant leakage at the valve. I replaced it also. Just a heads up!
11-25-11, 12:34 AM
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By the looks of your pics it's probably the valve. You'll see when you get the plastic cover off. As for taking the dash out, it's not too bad. Three 10mm bolts along windshield, I think there's two on each side by the door jams which you see when you remove the panels, unbolt the two bolts that mount the steering column to the dash, I'm pretty sure you have to drop the fuse panel down off the bottom of the dash which is two screws in between the two rows of fuses. Then unplug your cluster, speedo cable is the fun part! Once you get the center paneling off I belive there's a few bolts holding the dash in there too. Might as well take the seats out for more room
good luck!
good luck!
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11-26-11, 11:05 AM
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Id appreciate it if you had one laying around in one of your parts cars and snapped a pic of it so I could get a idea of what im trying to get (:
11-26-11, 02:55 PM
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And by the looks of this one in front of me, there's a pipe that goes behind the box on the firewall side. I'm gonna pull this box out and I'll see if I can get a pic for you. Not too sure how to upload a pic. I'll have to talk to John Smack
11-26-11, 03:25 PM
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I'd be willing to purchase that part from you frenchie! And also I use the website WWW.imageshack.us to post pics.
Go to the site. Upload the pic from the location that you saved it. And when its done uploading it should provide a link for the pic. Insert link in a post.
Go to the site. Upload the pic from the location that you saved it. And when its done uploading it should provide a link for the pic. Insert link in a post.
11-26-11, 05:12 PM
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The clamp that goes on the end of the longer pipe is behind the heater box in between the box and the fire wall, I don't think you can get to it without removing the box and you just about have to remove the dash to remove the box. It can be done but it's less trouble to go ahead and remove the dash.