Nissan Altima: 98 Nissan Altima Heater Core Leak

Hi,

My nephew's 94 Nissan Altima has a wet carpet under the passenger seat
and the coolant resevoir is low. I suspect the heater core is leaking.

Please respond if you have experience in replacing this core or any
other suggestions for correction. I've replaced the heater core on my 74
Chevy Nova and 66 Chevy Chevy II so I'm not too intimidated by the
Nissan other than it looks really tight under that dashboard.

Is a core replacement in the Nissan similar to the Chevys?

Thanks,
Charlie

Yes, a lot of stuff has to come out of the cabin in order to get to the
core. Nissan dealer estimates 2 days in the shop and $1100 for the job.
NAPA is asking $167 for a replacement core.

Looks like a good do-it-yourself kind of job assuming disassembling and
assembling the cabin parts is not tricky.

Charlie

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