Quote Originally Posted by zadam123 View Post
I brought it to another mechanic and he tested my radiator cap which he said was no good since it was holding no pressure and he said that could cause overheating also my heater core blew out ( i think it happend saturday since my passenger side floor was soaked ) which is probably why my heater was blowing out cold air.


now here is the tricky part he gave me a new cap and bypassed my heater core and the car so far is running fine, no loss of antifreeze , no antifreeze smell in the car and no overheating. Granted it is now cold outside so not sure if the whole problem is the heater core going bad with a bad radiator cap .

If it was the head gasket would the car overheat in the winter as well? I have been driving it to work (25 mile each way) to work for the past 3 days and so far so good. I really hope this is the problem since i dont want to fix the heater core to only find out my head gasket is also no good. I love this vehicle but cant afford all of this work.

BTW i was quoted 700 for the heater core is this accurate?
You should be OK for short trips in the winter. But you will need to get this replaced before spring so why take chances. I think the repair estimate is on the high end I would get the part from Merlin mention the club for 10% discount then find a different mechanic who will instal it for a reasonable cost. You can save a decent % when you buy the parts because we get quality OEM from Merlin at a 10% discount and also the mechanic doesnt get to charge you more for the part than he paid without the discount.