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Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 17:28:21 GMT
From: "Fred W." 
<nopsamt.ie> wrote in message news:EPwBa.15829$pK2.21721nopsam.indigo.ie...
> While taking out the floormat on the passenger side (right hand drive car)
i
> discovered that the foot well is sodden and im pretty sure its coolant. I
> checked underneath the car and there is a drip..drip ..drip of coolant .I
> thought that the radiator had a leak but this is something different .Any
> advice more than welcome
> Peter C
> 9000CS 1994 80,000miles
>
>

Could be the heater matrix (core) but usually you will smell this first
whenever you turn on the heater.  A sick maple syrup smell is what you'd
expect.  Or it might be a plugged up drain that is allowing the collected
rainwater to seep into the passenger compartment.

Determine positively if it is coolant or water first.  If you know what
coolant tastes like you should be able to figure that out pretty easily.  If
it is coolant, the matrix can be replaced.  It is about $100 from the
on-line parts places.  It is supposed to be a fiddley job.  Lots of web
sites tell you how-to-do-it.  Here's one:

http://216.78.172.32/climate_control_folder/9000heatercore.htm

You can also try using "Bar's Leaks" liquid in the coolant.  This may buy
you some time if the leak is small and slow enough.  You would probably want
to fix the cause of the problem eventually.

If the drain is plugged, it's simply a matter of finding the rubber drain
hose and clearing the obstruction.  There are also web sites which detail
this.

Here's one:  http://216.78.172.32/body_folder/9kevapdr.htm

Good Luck,
Fred

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