coolant leaking into drivers side floor

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  • livetheride
    E30 Addict
    • Feb 2010
    • 444

    #1

    coolant leaking into drivers side floor

    I've been battling coolant leaking into the cabin for a few weeks now. it was doing it this past spring but stopped. now its getting worse. I dried my floor before a 45 minute drive last night and went out to check it this morning and there must have been at least an ounce of coolant, maybe 2, on the floor.

    I used "The Right Stuff" sealant to try to seal the heatercore coolant hose gasket areas where it looks wet. This worked for a couple days, but now its leaking again.

    Any ideas as to what is probably leaking? How can/should I fix it?
  • accident
    R3V OG
    • Sep 2008
    • 7303

    #2
    change the heater core or bypass it.

    Originally posted by ROLLingKING
    i have a bronzit and plan on making it look sweet.
    Originally posted by slammin.e28
    Moral of this story?

    If you drive your e30 on stairs, you're gonna have a bad time.

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    • Huff
      R3VLimited
      • May 2006
      • 2488

      #3
      ^^^ What he said. It could just be the heater core O rings, so look at that before yanking it out.

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      • KillaCams
        E30 Modder
        • Mar 2008
        • 998

        #4
        I have the same problem, i looped the hoses in the engine bay for now until i get time to check the core...

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        • Sailor37
          E30 Modder
          • Mar 2010
          • 985

          #5
          It could also be the solenoid valve.

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          • livetheride
            E30 Addict
            • Feb 2010
            • 444

            #6
            I think I tracked down the main leak. seems to come from where the last gasket before the heatercore is, where the aluminum pipes hit the plastic fitting. And there is another black plastic thing, where the aluminum pipes come out of, that is leaking.

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