Heater Core Removal

[cali92rs]

My girlfriend has a 2000 camry, 4-banger.
When we start up the car and and turn on the heater, steam comes out of the vents and it smells like coolant, which means to me a heater core leaking.
My question is, what exactly do I have to remove to get to it?
I read autozone's website and they use jargon like "remove #1 instrument panel, then remove lower left panel", which means nothing to me.
How much work am I in for if I decide to tackle this myself?

[Mike Gerber]

I have been lucky enough not to have to do this job on any of my Carmys, but I can suggest you go over to the Camry forum at AutomotiveForums.com and download the generation 4 Toyota factory service manual stickied at the top of that forum. This is a free download and it should have the information you need.

Good luck.

Mike

[toyomoho]

The heater should be pretty easy to remove.

The dash does not need to be removed just the lower panels.