i have a 93 lincoln towncar and at night time when i am driving i smell antifreeze and the windows fog on the inside i thought that the heatercore had gone out but the heater still heats. Is my problem the heatercore are something else.I need only serious answers in detail by a mechanic.
2007-01-29 10:19:11 · 9 answers · asked by MSNRY 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Lincoln
Yes it's your heater core leaking. You should have it replaced ASAP. As for the poster who advises using a stop leak additive, you could plug up small important coolant passeges in your engine by doing this. This is NOT a job I would recommend to a DIY. The instrument panel needs to be removed. Therefore, it's a major undertaking.
2007-01-29 10:38:17 · answer #1 · answered by Michael 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it is most likely the heater core, when they first start to go out they can still give off heat. The other option is it could be one of the lines leading to the heater core; however with this problem you should be able to see a leak somewhere and this is less likely to cause the fogging of the windows. I would take the vehicle to a reputable mechanic in your area and get a quote on replacing the heater core before it completely goes out
Radiator Stop leak may temporarily fix the problem but it could cause problems such as stop ups elsewhere in the system, I do not recommend this as a repair.....you need to have it properly replaced...I have had bad experiences with this stuff
2007-01-29 10:28:40 · answer #2 · answered by jbradc69 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a heater core but when you change it be sure to replace the spring clamps on the heater hoses to screw clamps.A customer of mine brought his car to our Lincoln dealership after having another Lincoln dealership replace his heater core 4 times and was still smelling coolant,windows steaming up, and carpet wet.All that was wrong was weak clamps leaking and running through the firewall into the interior of the car.
2007-02-02 08:33:27 · answer #3 · answered by aarrigo.tech 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A neighbor had an same 'ninety 3 motor vehicle, with an same difficulty. in certain circumstances it would want to start up after a 2 minute "wait", in certain circumstances it took 2 hours. It became out to be a gas injection difficulty. He became in that Towncar for a M-Benz and is now a lot happier and claims he feels a lot extra protect.
2016-12-03 05:14:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes your heatercore is probably leaking, it will still give heat but needs to be replaced before it gets worse.Don't add stopleak to the coolant, it plugs radiators and cores.
2007-01-29 10:23:24 · answer #5 · answered by misc 75 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ya it is the heater core if it gets worse ant-freeze will leak in the car from the dash board and the car will be like a fog machine inside. not good
2007-01-29 10:31:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it is definately your heater core leaking.you may be able to add a couple tubes of radiator stop leak to stop it for the winter but it will need replaced
2007-01-29 10:26:16 · answer #7 · answered by marfanman00000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Htr. coil leaking ,replace
2007-01-31 16:36:34 · answer #8 · answered by section hand 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have much bigger problems than the heater. Your car could have a faulty cruise control switch that can blow-up and kill you, even when not in use. see switchfires.com
2007-01-29 12:30:15 · answer #9 · answered by deliciadawn 2 · 0⤊ 6⤋