Water bubbling sound sometimes when I accelerate.
03-26-2006, 05:42 AM
#1
Water bubbling sound sometimes when I accelerate.
I noticed in the morning that I hear a watery sound coming from the engine area when accelerating to around 2500 rpm from a dead stop. Sounds like something bubbling or gulping. The car runs fine though. hmmm wonder what it is.
03-26-2006, 06:45 AM
#3
you are either low on coolant, or your water pump is going bad, or you have a **** load of air in your lines....... where does the temperature sit after driving a while???? does it start to overheat while sitting in traffic for more than 30 minutes?
03-26-2006, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by 2k3TitaniumSe
I noticed in the morning that I hear a watery sound coming from the engine area when accelerating to around 2500 rpm from a dead stop. Sounds like something bubbling or gulping. The car runs fine though. hmmm wonder what it is.
It turned out to be a cracked head..evidentally a few of the intake "valves" so-to-speak had been cracked due to overheating and air was going into the coolant lines.
Not saying this is your problem, just telling you what I've experienced with "bubbling" coolant. Cost be about $1000 bucks parts and labor to replace the head.
03-26-2006, 08:48 AM
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Yikes, now you all have me worried. Got me wanting to check out my cooling system because from time to time I see steam coming off of the radiator, and also no heat because of a clogged heater core. So I've spent the entire winter with no heat. A heater core at Auto Zone is $355, but at the dealership it's only $178. Just have to scrounge to get that because Auto Zone pay BLOWS.
03-26-2006, 10:19 AM
#9
Well I looked at it a while ago and i still had coolant, a bit over the MAX line though. Anyway, before this winter, I bled the system due to no heat and now i have heat so i dunno whats up.
03-26-2006, 02:48 PM
#11
I had the same problem.
I parked on a slight incline, removed the radiator cap, made sure the heater was on then started the car.
About 20 mins later all of the air bubbles in the coolant were gone and so was the problem..
I parked on a slight incline, removed the radiator cap, made sure the heater was on then started the car.
About 20 mins later all of the air bubbles in the coolant were gone and so was the problem..
03-26-2006, 04:11 PM
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Our cars are very hard to warp the heads on. Its a really common problem, all it is, is air bubbles are trapped in the heater core, as its the highest point in the cooling system. Park on a pretty steep incline or jack up the car till the bumper touches the ground (or 39 inches) and turn on the heat and let the car run. Add coolant and your done.
~Alex
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03-26-2006, 04:33 PM
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I know on my car there is a bolt on the top of the motor, on the intake that you can take out and start the car up and it releases the air too. I think it's called an "Air Relief Valve" in the Chilton's manual. I could be totally wrong about the name of it. But that's what I took out to clear the air out. But still having the heating problem so it's narrowed down to the heater core, simply because there is very little flow coming from the lower hose attached to it.
03-26-2006, 06:22 PM
#15
just check your oil for water also..........just in case.... i actually think i have the same problem with hearing this today, i started the max,and i antually heard the water running INSIDE the car......... my guess is that the heater core has air in it......... the day before, i was overheating BADLY and broke my radiator.... so i think it may have lots of air in it..
03-26-2006, 07:06 PM
#16
2K,you have air in the system...Jack the front up as high as you can get it and run the engine for about 15-20 minutes,while constantly topping of the radiator until it will hold no more coolant....
03-27-2006, 03:55 AM
#18
Originally Posted by Hectic
or just top off the radiator, fill the overflow tank and let nature do the rest. your air bubbles will eventually suck water from the tank when needed.
03-27-2006, 07:07 AM
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It is air in the system, I guarantee it, or your money back. Purging the air on the 3rd gen is a joke, but can be effectively done by following this technique, which I have resorted to in the past with success. It will also improve the heat output, which is nice when you live anywhere north of Chicago lol.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...04/ai_n8901035
(maybe mods can sticky the article?)
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...04/ai_n8901035
(maybe mods can sticky the article?)
03-27-2006, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by internetautomar
no... the air goes to the highest point in the system which on the 3rd gen is the heater core.
03-27-2006, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Hectic
so basically you're saying that no matter what, there's always going to be an air pocket in his heater core? by "nature doing the rest" i meant while the engine is running and coolant is circulating.
03-27-2006, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Hectic
so basically you're saying that no matter what, there's always going to be an air pocket in his heater core? by "nature doing the rest" i meant while the engine is running and coolant is circulating.
~Alex
03-27-2006, 08:07 PM
#23
hmm, i didn't have to do that after replacing the timing belt last year. i did have the wishy washy sound but after a few bleeds and keeping the resivoir full, it went away.. alex: i'm not the one having the problem btw
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