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So I had my car looked at today. It wasn't running at optimal temperature and I noticed I was low on coolant. So I filled it up with water and waited till my appointment today to have a tech look at it. Now I didn't go to VOLVO to do this. I went to a local shop we trust.
The checked the system and noticed that the coolant was bad as it had sludge in it and the tech cleaned it out and flushed the system and filled it back up again.
They couldn't find a leak anywhere. However I am still smelling a sweet maple syrup smell. Which I know is the coolant.
I have a feeling it is leaking at the HEATER CORE and the tech said he priced it out and it was like $500 something to replace it.
Does this seem right? He said it included all the parts. Now I am not going to do this right now. See how quickly the coolant leaks and then see if it is a big big problem.
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Ok well i think my 99 s70 t5's heater core is going out also, i get the weird burning smell which made me think so... im taking it to my volvo guy soon but i have a few questons
does the smell come from the coolant leaking? because ive gone through about a galon of coolant in about 4 - 6 weeks, its not going that fast but it should not be going that low! hah
so is the heater core most likely the reason for the leakin of the coolant?
im thinking it wont be too bad to replace it thought, will give me a reason to fix the annyoing noise the dash makes hah
My first experience with a coolant problem was my radiator had a hole in it and had to have it replaced or patched up. I had it replaced as the patch was just a temporary fix...
I still have the sweet syrupy smell of coolant so the next option is the heater core.
I'd have your radiator checked first and then your heater core. To get to the heater core is a b*tch for your mech. The whole dash has to be ripped out basically.
I'd have your radiator checked first and then your heater core. To get to the heater core is a b*tch for your mech. The whole dash has to be ripped out basically.
Yeah, the heater core is actually quite easy to change. You pull back the carpet on either side of the console, unclip 2 covers next to the console, and there's a little white cover that you remove, and then the heater core. Follow the directions in that writeup.
Oh, and don't wait too long... if it fails completely, you will get hot coolant all over the carpet- and maybe your feet. When mine started dripping, I was riding in the car and my wife was driving- I had my foot up against the corner by the console, and I actually had a couple drops of hot coolant drip onto my foot... hurt like hell. I changed the core the next day
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ok, my issue seems like it is the heater core but is there a way to know before taking it out? I'm loosing coolant and there is a small leak under the car passanger side right by the back of the front tire.. Reason I think/thought it is the heater core is because of the smell when I turn on the heater..
Also at night when the heater is on the windows fog up, what would that be related to?
Anything I schold check for before doing the job??
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Heater Core Replacement 1999 S70 AWD
