Malvasi Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Hello everyone I am getting ready to do my heater core and I am wondering what you guys did or used to clean up and dry out the carpet and padding that already has coolant soaked in? I haven't had this problem before and I didn't find anything using search. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jablackburn Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 Carpet shampooer machine for the win! If the foam padding is thoroughly soaked, pull back the carpet and take a hairdryer to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCP Euro Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Carpet shampooer machine for the win! If the foam padding is thoroughly soaked, pull back the carpet and take a hairdryer to it. I second this. It is the easiest way to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastwagonhawaii Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 When i did mine i just got me a bucket of water and a wet dry vac. i actually poured water in and vacuumed out the water until i was vacuuming out clear water. then on a hot a-- Hawaii day let the sun dry it out. it was a lot of work but i cant stand the smell of anti freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilhuly Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 This When i did mine i just got me a bucket of water and a wet dry vac. i actually poured water in and vacuumed out the water until i was vacuuming out clear water. then on a hot a-- Hawaii day let the sun dry it out. it was a lot of work but i cant stand the smell of anti freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cn90 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Disconnect the connectors at the firewall, on ENGINE side. Then apply some compressed air to one outlet, coolant will flow out the other outlet. This way the heater core is dry for the job. No mess! Related info is here: http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.php/topic/35445-heater-hoses-and-o-ring-kits/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBoy8 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 I cut out the pad and rinsed, squeezed and repeated. Left it on the floor for the water to dry and then would see if there was still coolant, I would rinse, squeeze and then repeat the process over until I felt it was okay to put back in. If you cut it out properly, when installing it back in, the pad will fit back in place like a puzzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kalpauly Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 i ripped everything out, soaked the carpets with a hose and let them dry. luckily, i had a friend bring down new foam from a local dismantler and cut it to fit. i made the mistake of not realizing how much coolant would pour out after pulling the old one out. newbs...never misunderestimate us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Y L E Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 whoops, that was me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pops Racer Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Garbage bag drop cloth? SO simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malvasi Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 yeah I did it this afternoon and all went well. I didn't even have to drain the coolant, I only lost about 1qt into the garbage bag and then refilled when I was done. I gave the padding a good cleaning and I am going to see if I can get a small enough carpet cleaner to do the carpets in the 850. This leads to my next question, do they make a small carpet cleaning machine or just use a big one and use the extension hose? Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jablackburn Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 My parents have a big Hoover thing that I borrowed from them. But just rent a Rug Doctor machine at Kroger or somewhere - they're like $20 for a day, and I'm sure the whole car could use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msestina Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 why make so much more work for yourselves? Just disconnect the hoses in the engine bay at the fire wall and blow the lines out. super easy and no mess to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 why make so much more work for yourselves? Just disconnect the hoses in the engine bay at the fire wall and blow the lines out. super easy and no mess to deal with. It's becuase there was already a mess since the heater core wasnt replaced in time. In my opinion it's very simple with the barbage bag method as it catches it all very nicely without being in the engine bay..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(_8*(l)Homer Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Unbolt driver and passenger seat, take off the plastic pieces on outer sides of footwells, pull carpet and pad out. Hose and soap and wring and keep doing it till clean. Makes the carpet like new again :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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