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smell of anti freeze 850 1995

posted by  laboy561 on  Fri Aug 26 23:36 CST 2005
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just bought a 95 850 turbo wagon w/ 88k for 3500$, red w/blk leather and all the bells and whistles.. i absolutely love it! few problems though.. i smell anti freeze when i turn the heat on! (heater core?) sometimes the brakes squeak pretty loud, but not always (sticky caliper?) unfortunately i bought the car with no service records from a dealer who got it from a woman in california(now in rhode island) my boss(has a 98 v70 wagon) who told me about this site checked it out and said its in better shape than his 98 and i got a good deal. I just wanted to get some more opions and what would be a fair price to fix the heater core.. i know its behind the dash so..$$$ thanks -TJ

also i have a 2001 XC w/55k and i keep hearing a a clicking noise behind the glove box(evporator?) any ideas?

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    smell of anti freeze 850 1995

    posted by  bill d cat on  Sat Aug 27 00:39 CST 2005
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    Pull up your driver's side floor mat and if there is a puddle or it's wet it's either the heater core or the two gaskets/"o" rings. Either way the dash does NOT have to come out of the car and (by Volvo standards) it's a pretty cheap fix. (Only "$$$", not "$$$$".)

    -BTC

    '98 V70 T5 5-speed, 163k mi, front IPD stabilizer bar, rear factory HD bar, Bilstein HD, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, e-codes, V-1, Mobil-1 since new

    "The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair." -- Douglas Adams (1952-2001)








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      smell of anti freeze 850 1995

      posted by  MadeInJapan on  Sat Aug 27 02:21 CST 2005
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      I agree with the cat man....you'll see a puddle if it's the heater core or related o-rings. Other issue could be a leaky hose in the engine compartment. Check your coolant level. Are you losing any? Or...right before you bought the car, they dumped the coolant and refilled and got coolant all over the place in the engine compartment. If this is the case, some of it is still pooled up in little crevises and will evaporate, or burn away and in a short while you won't notice the smell any more. I'd check under the carpet first. We're talking about pulling the carpet up all the way to the bare floor board.

      Good luck!
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      1998 S70 T5 Emarald Green Metallic, 2004 V70 2.5T Ruby Red, Previous Owner of Black '94 850 Turbo Wagon







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