Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:54:12 -0400 From: "Jim M" <jbmoore3nospamnospamast.net> Subject: Re: saab 9000 coolant loss
"aj" <nospammer999nospamail.com> wrote in message news:1191748919.044578.235380nospam2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > Only wet I can see under car is coming from rubber flap lower down at > back of engine compartment ... I though this was jsut the drain for > the grille below the windscreen... but cound collant leak into that? > > thanks > AJ > There are two rubber flaps on the firewall. The upper, and larger one, is a drain for the area below the windscreen, as you said. The lower, and smaller one, is the evaporator drain. It's where the condensate from the A/C unit should discharge. Since the A/C evap and the heater core are essentially in the same housing, it would be logical to conclude that a leaky heater core would result in coolant coming out of that drain also. I'd go with the core replacement and fix it right; the stop-leak stuff could cause more problems than it fixes.
