So for a while now when the car is on and I use the heat or ac I smell antifreeze. Its not great smelling as you can imagine and am wondering what the causes could be? Simple coolant leak some where? Car never gets low on coolant from what I can tell.

What do you think?

 

Very slim possibility of a leak at the heater hoses out under the hood at the firewall, seeping back into the car, but I'd guess the heater core is starting to leak. Real common after all these years. Couple good how-to posts on here if you search. Not an easy job though.

 

Yeah, check if you have a leak in your passenger seat. If you do, its a heater core.

 

thanks guys..ill check.

 

Check the floor up to the firewall on passengers side, should be wet if heater core is leaking.

 

should be wet only if the heater was running right? I havent used the heater in a while since its summer time

 

No it does not need to be on. Feel around the passengers side floor up to the firewall and you should find some wet areas.

 

ok ill check tomrrow

 

If you find that the carpet and pad are wet, pull up the carpet and treat the area so it does`nt start to rust. Por 15 makes some good products to treat rust if you need them.