help with a leak

[cmeasley]

has anybody ever had a similar problem? ive been driving and every once in a while a yellowish green liquid leaks on my foot. its coming from above the gas pedal. also according to my girlfriend its leaking on the passanger side too? if you have any idea what it might be let me know. thanks.

[skitz047]

sounds like coolant maybe. probably leaking from the heater core? i have the same problem, except it's so small i can slightly smell it, but it doesn't drip on my foot.

[cmeasley]

thats exactly what i thought it was. i have a heavy leak its getting everywhere. if i take a sharp turn it just drains on my foot. do you know how to fix it? oh and where do you put power steering fluid in?

[evildky]

yup, sounds liek a heatercore, I've not done one in a Z32 but every car I've done has been a huge PITA!

as for power steering, the fluid you use has to be Dextron type ATF!, regular power steering fluid is too thina nd will make a small leak big in a hurry! the fill is on the passanger side, it's a round contailner to the left of the engine with a black top

[skitz047]

from what i hear, the unit isn't that much money. but since the engine bay is so packed, it's going to be a PITA to replace.

[evildky]

the core isn't int he engine bay, it's under the dash, and thats what mmakes them such a pita, some cars require dash removal!

[nsrZ32]

from what i hear, the unit isn't that much money. but since the engine bay is so packed, it's going to be a PITA to replace.

the heater core is not in the engine bay

[Zwicked]

Sounds like the dreaded heater core. If it's leaking as much as you say, I'd pull it off the road or it might get everywhere under the dash...wiring...etc., or worse leave you stranded.I can smell mine ever so slightly, and am going to change the core out this fall when I take it off the road, but all the writups I have seen by people that have done it say you have to pretty much remove the entire dash and it's probably a couple day job.

[cmeasley]

oh man i fell really intimidated now lol. its supposed to be easy. has anyone ever replaced one?