HELP! Leak inside car, front passenger side!

[bmwracerchick]

Ok, after I went to go get my AC looked at briefly at my mechanics shop my boyfriend noticed a leak on the carpet of the passenger side front seat. It was dripping down from the center console. I dont know if this is from the AC, but it didnt show up till after having the car running for a couple of minutes so the mechanic could see what the car is doing. Has anyone had a leak there before? Could it be from my AC? I am getting a second opinion tomorrow about the car, I have a couple of people saying it might be the AC clutch. I appreciate the help guys, thank you

-Niki

[GDB]

Does it smell like coolant (kind of a sweet smell)? If so then it's probably your heater core.

I really don't see how an AC clutch would cause leaking inside the car. They could be right, but it just doesn't make sense to me.

[bmwracerchick]

Originally Posted by GDB

Does it smell like coolant (kind of a sweet smell)? If so then it's probably your heater core.

I really don't see how an AC clutch would cause leaking inside the car. They could be right, but it just doesn't make sense to me.

Well I had issues with the AC, I have another thread about the AC itself, it would drop RPMs and the entire engine stutters almost to a stall. As far as the liquid, my boyfriend couldnt smell anything at all, he even said something about the heater core so when I take it to this other mechanic I will tell about the leak. But the first time I didnt see the liquid, until my boyfriend got in the car and noticed the floor all wet. So I didnt know if there was another component that went wrong or if its just one bad part.

[roadrash]

Or maybe "some one... [cough cough boyfriend cough cough]... spilled a drink in the floor while you weren't looking?? ;-)

[bmwracerchick]

Originally Posted by roadrash

Or maybe "some one... [cough cough boyfriend cough cough]... spilled a drink in the floor while you weren't looking?? ;-)

lol I wish that is what it was.....then we wouldnt have a problem just make him shampoo my carpet....but life isnt that easy haha

[dodj]

my mums car used to leak water onto the passenger side carpet it used to drip from above where your feet would be.

it wasn't a bmw, so this may not be relevant, but some leaves had blocked up something and made it leak water...i have no idea how the a/c works or how leaves got in a place that would cause leaking, but thats what happened.

lol hope this is somehow helpful,

[andyman7931]

could be condensation from the AC coils. That should drain out of the car onto the ground though. If that were plugged the water would leak onto the passenger's side floor. My jeep does it all the time, never seen it in a bmw though. Did an AC shop do work? I'd suspect they didn't put something back together right if so.

check to see if the liquid is clear or not, clear I'd think would be condensation dripping, colored I'd think heater core problems.

[BobbyDigital]

I'm gonna guess the heater core.

[aceyx]

Coolant has a "sweet" smell. It also feels "slippery."

[m3wannabe]

Originally Posted by roadrash

Or maybe "some one... [cough cough boyfriend cough cough]... spilled a drink in the floor while you weren't looking?? ;-)

hey now im careful in her car. but no it isn't the heater core. it's not leaking anti freeze and the car isnt over heating. my heater core went bad in my 70 and there was coolant EVERYWHERE. whatever was on the carpet was cold and not anti-freeze.