Hey everyone,
I have a '95 850 turbo wagon. For a short while now I've seen some coolant leaking from the waterpump area, or thats where I assume it's coming from, I have not been able to get under the car to look. As it has been warmer here the last week or so, the leak has stopped completely. My best guess is that it only leaks when I use the heat or defroster. The passenger side of the windshield gets foggy on the inside, the drivers side does not. I plan to change out the water pump and all timing components this weekend. Any ideas? Any one experience this before?

thanks,
Mike

 

do you know about how much is leaking and when running or sitting does the defroster smell musty?/moldy?

 

It leaks anywhere from a 4 inch puddle to a larger stream on the ground when sitting. I have not checked while running. The cabin smells like coolant when the engine gets to operating temp with the defrost running.

I have done no other work on the car recently.

 

check heater core connections and anycoolant in car around floorboard to locate leak easy get a buddy put in "n" have buddy rev to 4-5k rpm and watch for running water...also get some uv dye and a black light works really well

 

If the heater core is draining out the drain it will drop from the middle of the car under where the cat. converter is.

 

I agree, it sounds like you have a leak in the heater core. One other area to check is the where the heater hoses go from the engine into the heater core (through the firewall). You might have leaky O-rings there.

 

thanks guys, im pulling it apart and further investigating everything today...