Q: Heated core needs to be change

asked by on January 23, 2017

When I turn on my car my windows getting foggy and some steam going inside from the stove.Also when I turn heater on,the hot air starts coming after almost 25 minutes.Another thing is on the passenger side on the floor it's wet and looks like it is antifreeze.

My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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