1990 Volkswagen Golf Smell when heater is running

1990 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
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AIRFORCE817
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Smells problem
1990 Volkswagen Golf Manual

When i am running my heater i get a foul odor after about 10-15 min. What could that be?
Dec 21, 2008 at 6:24 AM
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ZALIM
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I had that problem two years ago. One day out of the blue I got a foul smell when I turned on my heat. I took it to the mechanic and he said it was my heater core - that antifreeze was leaking and that this is toxic. You have to fix it because otherwise you won't be able to use your heat. This is an expensive job - it costs around $1000 to fix your heater core.
Jan 8, 2009 at 7:15 PM