Coolant on passenger side floor

140,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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DUDE77
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On the passenger side leg area I am getting spattering of what I think is coolant. It spattered as far up as the glove box and on to the door speaker. It collected on the floor in a somewhat large damp area.

I thought it was the heater core leaking but I took it out and it was completely dry. The liquid is orangish red. It seems to smell like coolant but I'm not totally sure. The coolant in the engine comes out yellowish and I think it might dry to the orange color I see.

The engine was somewhat low on coolant.

My question is, are there any other hoses or things in the area of the passenger leg area that I should check to see what is the problem?
Sep 19, 2019 at 12:33 PM
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Hi and welcome back.

There are no other systems in that area so best guess would be one or both hoses to the core were leaking, or you have a windshield leak which could be rusting unpainted metal behind the dash giving you the red color.

Rich
Sep 19, 2019 at 2:04 PM
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