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Anonymous Posted on Oct 26, 2011

I HAVE A 94 ford escort that is leaking antifreeze on the drivers side floor

It's my moms car and she says the heater core has been replaced 3 times since 2000 so is there another thing that could be causing the antifreeze on the drivers side floor. I know alot of people say usually the leaking is on the passenger floor board, could you please help

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There is only so many things that can cause this and are you sure its anti-freeze and not washer fluid.just something else.a damaged heater core is usually what causes a leak inside the car.when the heater cores were replaced did the shop say there were signs of them leaking or couldn`t see anything.the other is coolant from a previous leak could have spray aroung the air ducting in the dash and has finally found a way out.but this should have been gone shortly afterwards and usually there is only a mist that is sprayed into the air ducts which usually shows up on the inside of the windows,so i don`t think this is the problem.if the hose clamps are loose were the hoses are fastened to the heater core spigots/tubes it could be leaking inside the cars air duct.and yes its unusall for anti-freeze to leak onto the drivers floor but stranger things have happened.

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