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Erol Akmercan Posted on Feb 08, 2015

I have 2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT. I realized this morning that when I turn on the heat, a bad smell comes in especially stopping. I see white smoke comes from exhaust. And it blows cold air to driver side( passenger side is warm). I checked the coolant level, and it is low. Even though I added stop coolant leak fluid to radiator, it didn't work. Is there any suggestion about this issue?

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You may have a coolant leak, leaking on to exhaust pipe or engine. This could be the hose going to the thermostat. If so it would need replacing. Stop leak is only a temporary fix to get you home or something like that. You may also have a oil leak like coming from your valve cover gaskets leaking on the engine or exhaust. That is probably where the smell is coming from. I hope this is some help to you.

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SOURCE: 2001 Grand Cherokee Heat on one side cold air on the other side?

The blend door on the passenger side has broken. Jeep has made a replacement section for the heater box assembly so you don't have to buy the whole thing. You will need to remove the heater/A/C box to replace the part. I have done quite a few of these repairs to fix the problem

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  • Posted on Dec 28, 2008

SOURCE: antifreeze smell and smoke coming out of vents

You have a coolant leak most likely in the heater core. Try disconnecting your heater hoses and coupling them together, then running the engine to see if the leak goes away. If it does, I would have the heater core replaced.

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  • Posted on Jan 03, 2009

SOURCE: heat works on driver side, passenger side blows cold air.

Did you check your coolant level or was it low and you added to it at some point? If so the system my need to be bleed or worst case the thermostat is going bad.

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  • Posted on Jun 19, 2009

SOURCE: 2003 accord air conditioner

Hi there. When a compressor is replaced, two things are in fact being replaced - both the compressor and the refrigerant (Freon) and if the problem is resolved as a result which of those two replaced elements caused the original problem? Well you will never know and so before the compressor is replaced you need to have you’re A/C system recharged – it’s by far the most cost effective initial thing to do. In general A/C systems loose at least 10% of their effectiveness each year through loss of refrigerant and so given the age of your car; it’s the first thing to focus on. A professional A/C centre will also be able to tell you whether your compressor is working properly after having a refrigerant recharge by the monitoring the operating pressures in the A/C system.

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  • Posted on Aug 07, 2009

SOURCE: 2001 saturn sc-a/c stopped blowing cold air

replace blown fuse with equal value,and diode.The low pressure switch needs to be replaced

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