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kheresayeno2020
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Year and Model: 1994 940
Location: California

heater core and coolent

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Just had my heater and a/c repaired and now my coolant in overflow container is disappearing.Cant see a leak,carpet is dry.Can you help?

kheresayeno2020
Posts: 2
Joined: 10 March 2020
Year and Model: 1994 940
Location: California

Post by kheresayeno2020 »

Just had my heater and a/c repaired and now my coolant in overflow container is disappearing.Cant see a leak,carpet is dry.Can you help?

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How long has it been disappearing? If they worked on the heater core and they didn't fully "burp" the system, a coolant system can suck in more coolant for a while after servicing. Squeeze the hoses and fill it up to midway on the reservoir, and watch it closely. If it continues to drop, and there is no spot on the carpet or coolant smell, it could be going out the tailpipe, unrelated to your servicing possibly. So if topping it off doesn't solve the problem, you may have to look elsewhere. :(

My Honda's heater core made a gurgling sound after I had the radiator flushed. I topped it off, and it stopped. It was just air in the system they didn't fully purge the air afterwards.

Also, you might post what your symptoms were before the repairs and what they say they did to repair the heat & a/c.
1995 Volvo 960 Pearl Red 418-2
103,000 miles, "Sunday Driver"
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