Mitsubishi: Mitsubishi Diamante 2003, mitsubishi diamante, radiator fluid

Question
Hi, my car smells like radiator fluid when i turn on the heater on and the defogger doesn't work right. there is also fluid on the passenger side of the car, and smoke come out from behind the dashboard sometimes?Please Help!

Answer
Hi Mayur,

You have a bad heater core. A real pain to replace. After you get it replaced or you can try it yourself, but you need to take most of the dash apart to get to it, remember to change your anti-freeze once a year... The heater core is located up under the dash on the passenger side. It's a small radiator looking thing that rots out. The smoke you see is steam. Could be a bad hose, but the labor is the same to get to it. Good luck, let me know how it turns out...