MrE36

BMW E36 · HVAC

Heater Core Leak

MrE36 house reference

A sweet coolant smell in the cabin, foggy or oily windows that won't clear, and damp carpet in the passenger footwell are the signs of a leaking heater core on an E36 — the core is a small radiator inside the heater box, and when it weeps it dumps coolant vapour into the cabin air and liquid onto the floor