Coolant leaking. (2002 v70)

jkatz · Post by **jkatz** » 29 Aug 2022, 12:12

I just put in a new radiator because the original one was leaking. It was a small leak, and I never noticed a puddle under the car because the drips were caught in the air dam behind/below the bumper. After topping up the coolant reservoir a few times last year I happened to have the air dam off to do AC work when I noticed it dripping. Maybe pull yours off and see if it’s wet on the topside?

02V70 · Post by **02V70** » 31 Aug 2022, 20:39

It was the heater core. It didn't seem like it was leaking that much, so at first, I thought it was something else. Until I lifted the passenger floor mat...

Post by **abscate** » 01 Sep 2022, 03:58

Way back from when I first found MVS in 2013. What a horrible sticky mess of heater core leak throughout car…

I literally filled the interior tub of the car with three, 2-3 gallon rinses of water to get the coolant out.

The thick foam underlay keeps the coolant from soaking the carpet so you don’t know it’s there unless you can smell