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What is the cause of a rubber or plastic smell coming from a heater in a 1999 cavalier

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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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Recently I've been getting a rubber or plastic smell coming from my heater in a 1999 cavalier, it almost smells like armorall. This only started when I had to use the heat and is overwhelming inside the car but not outside. I did find a small amount of oil leaking on the manifold, but I was thinking this might be a heater core issue. Please help out.

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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 6:59 PM
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 8:33 AM
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Default RE: What is the cause of a rubber or plastic smell coming from a heater in a 1999 cavalier

if you've cleaned the engine recently that might be the cause.
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