S80 t6 turbo '99- carpet on driver's side wet

laddyboy · Post by **laddyboy** » 18 Jan 2009, 16:34

'99 S80 t6 turbo
Lately I felt moisture coming from the vent at my feet while driving (also the air coming from this vent is considerably warmer than any other vent). I decided to take a look behind the paneling in the area and i noticed a plastic "tank" near this vent. fluid is coming from around the bottom of this tank What can I do to rectify this problem

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 18 Jan 2009, 17:25

That sounds like your heater core... do you smell a nice sweet smell of warm coolant? Personally, I think it smells like fresh Krispie Kreme donuts.

laddyboy · Post by **laddyboy** » 18 Jan 2009, 19:03

i can't say that i did, i didn't take any notice, but what if i did what should i do

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 18 Jan 2009, 19:32

Check the area you saw that was wet...follow the lines up to where they connect with the hoses that come through the firewall- could just be that they (or one of them) has slipped off...not uncommon in your model. If that's it, slide things back together (or you might have to buy the lines and connectors) and that's it. If it's more than that then you'll have to replace your heater core.

laddyboy · Post by **laddyboy** » 18 Jan 2009, 19:41

I do think it is coolant reason being is , for the past couple of weeks , every 3 or 4 days , i got a message saying coolant level low, it would only take about 12-16 oz of coolant in the tank to get rid of the message , but would return after a few days. And i do remember smelling warm coolant last week sometime. How can i remedy this problem .

laddyboy · Post by **laddyboy** » 18 Jan 2009, 19:42

Thanks MIJ will take a look into it tomorrow and keep you posted

laddyboy · Post by **laddyboy** » 23 Jan 2009, 21:42

Hey, checked the lines as you suggested and everything appears to be in order, so you think it's the heater core? Sounds expensive

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Post by **MadeInJapan** » 23 Jan 2009, 21:55

If it was raining and your heater core is in order, then you could have a leak from the windshield...or sun roof...do you have one of those in your car?

laddyboy · Post by **laddyboy** » 23 Jan 2009, 21:58

laddyboy wrote:Hey, checked the lines as you suggested and everything appears to be in order, so you think it's the heater core? Sounds expensive .......

I do have another concern, Today after i drove the car for a while the " Low Oil pressure ,Stop asap ......" flickered while idling but went away while driving then the car started "missing". I began to check each ignition coil to see which was at fault,"1". When I removed the coil and spark plug i noticed that it had a lot of oil on it, I replaced that plug but got no improvement, I think that coil is bad. Three questions
1. Where do you think the oil is coming from
2.Can the oil on the plug and coil cause the coil to go bad
3. Do you think this is why the oil pressure light flickers on

laddyboy · Post by **laddyboy** » 25 Jan 2009, 09:11

MadeInJapan wrote:If it was raining and your heater core is in order, then you could have a leak from the windshield...or sun roof...do you have one of those in your car?

I do have a sunroof but it hasn't rained here for a while, at least no time that i felt it coming through the vent