fluid leak INSIDE!!!

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phanatikz32
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my z is leaking some kind of fluid INSIDE on the drivers side. its not constantly leaking, it kind of spurts out randomly, im not sure what it is but it smells like fish and its not water because it has a sweet taste (yes i tasted it and spat it out). has anyone else had this prob. or know what it is!?


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you have a coolant leak. Where is the leak eminating from?

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it drips down from above the gas pedal.

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Hopefully your heater core isn't going.

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almost would have to be the heater core. If so, its not a fun job to do.

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another vote for the heater core, casue brake fluid don't taste sweet, lol

I admit I have tasted mystery fluid before as well, lol

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evildky wrote:I admit I have tasted mystery fluid before as well
Oh how bad that quote could seem out of context

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nsrZ32 wrote:
Oh how bad that quote could seem out of context
gotta watch what i say in this room

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yea, took it into a shop 2day, they say its my heater core . i need to learn my way around my car so i can learn how to work on it myself... the shop it took it to (firestone) is saying its gonna cost 600 bills to fix dammit! is that true or am i getting played?

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evildky wrote:I admit I have tasted mystery fluid before as well, lol
that did sound kinda dirty! lol

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You live in CA, do you really need a heater? Just bypass it

600 bones is some serious mod money

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nsrZ32 wrote:You live in CA, do you really need a heater? Just bypass it

600 bones is some serious mod money
QFT!! use some ingenuity and save yourself some hard earned cash

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sorry but I wouldn't trust a firstone to change my oil, I'd suggest you get in touch with your local chapter of the zcca (zcca.org) and find out who in your area they recomend, they might even have a member who owns a shop or get a club discount

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yea i found a shop 2 bypass it for like 100 so im going to just do that and save some money.


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