2006-10-22 09:23:14 · 8 answers · asked by Katie A 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Subaru
smoke or steam...steam is the heater core usually ...smoke...well...where there's smoke there's fire.
i would start with the heater core-especially if the floorboard on the passenger side is wet.
2006-10-22 12:30:57 · answer #1 · answered by William K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heater cores don't smoke, they leak.
Smoke and defrost are two separate problens.
For smoke problem, roll down window, should help defrost problem also. Wear warm clothes if cold.
Now tell us, does the smoke have an odor ??
Does the heater fan work ??
Does the heater heat ??
Is the floor wet below your heater ??
A little info. about make, model of car may help.
Gotta know problem before can solve
2006-10-22 10:41:39 · answer #2 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
smoke? exhaust leak into the car coming from underneath the car or exhaust manifold. Very dangerous. Steam can come inside the car from a leaking heater core or heater core hose. This will fog up the windows and cause a nasty film from the anti freeze.
2006-10-22 09:33:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will have a leak someplace. I had a automobile wherein the windshield leaked, and that i had that subject you ought to sense interior the floorboards and the shipment section after a complicated rain or the different time that's fogging. the different concern may be the heater middle ought to be leaking wherein case that's advisable to take it to a mechanic as that's in lots of cases a extremely bothersome activity. in case you are able to no longer decide which that's, then carry it to a mechanic you have faith. they might determine it out for you.
2016-11-24 22:58:37 · answer #4 · answered by duffield 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are the vents open or shut; to allow the car to defrost properly the vents should be open. does the smoke have a smell; if so you may have a fluid leak, probably coolant that is hitting the exhaust manifold. go to a mechanic you trust and have it checked.
2006-10-22 14:57:47 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time for a new heatercore if your windows fog, you smell anti freeze, and you get very little or no heat!
2006-10-22 09:45:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What type/year car?
Does the electric fan work?
Is there coolant in the radiator?
2006-10-22 09:31:54 · answer #7 · answered by woundbyte 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a heater core leak. Does it smell funny? If so, that's probably it.
2006-10-22 09:31:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋