I installed a Fujita Short Ram intake yesterday and now I'm getting a swishing sound in the dashboard. A lot of coolant leaked out cause I was parked on a downgrade. I had no idea all of that coolant would come rushing out. I looked at the reserve and it was still at MAX. Should I add coolant anyway? It seems like I may have gotten air in the coolant system.

 

Whoa buddy you shouldn't be loosing coolant on ANY incline short of a WALL.

What leaked?

 

I installed a Fujita Short Ram intake yesterday and now I'm getting a swishing sound in the dashboard.

Are u sure it's coming from the dashboard? The fit gas tank is directly underneath the front seats and if u have a full tank of gas and u stop and go, u will hear swishing sounds coming from the gas tank. There is no way there is a fluid running in the dashboard.. not even the R34 of the AC system goes into the dash and that's a gas, not a liquid. I'm 100% sure u filled up with gas and u hear the swishing inside the tank.

A lot of coolant leaked out cause I was parked on a downgrade. I had no idea all of that coolant would come rushing out.

The fujita kit comes with a silicone hose to replace the metal hose that carries coolant to the throttle body. Did u disconnect that hose and forget to reconnect it? Did u replace that hose or leave the metal hose intact? It will spill out regardless if u were parked downhill or uphill, there is fluid in that line and will spill if u disconnect it.

I looked at the reserve and it was still at MAX. Should I add coolant anyway? It seems like I may have gotten air in the coolant system.

U should look at the radiator coolant and see if it is topped off. If u think u have air in the lines, then do this. With the engine off and cool, remove ur radiator cap. Then turn the car on. Don't worry, it won't spill out. Leave the car running for about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, turn the car off and take a look at the coolant level in the radiator (not the reserve tank) and see if it's at the top. If it's not, fill it to the top. Then put ur cap back on and go for a drive for about 10 minutes. Check for the water temperature light and see if it goes off. If it does, PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR! If it doesn't, go back home and turn off ur car and let it cool for about an hour. AFter an hour has passed, take off ur radiator cap and take a look at the fluid level to make sure it's still full. If it is, u have no air in the lines. If it's not, fill it up and ur good 2 go.

 

I'd like to add to the last post that if possible try to park on an incline to where the the location of the radiator cap is higher than any other point in the cooling system,or at least up hill on the incline.

 

Yeah, the swishing sound is air bubbles flowing through your heater core. You're going to have to 'burp' the cooling system. I don't know the procedure for the Fit, but in general, the idea is to open up the highest hose connection on the car and pour coolant into the radiator until it started running out the open connection. Some times the radiator cap is the highest point in the cooling system and then all you have to do is fill the radiator. Don't rely on the overflow tank. Good luck.

 

I did have a little fluid come out of the metal line you disconnect but only a little. All of it came out came from the bottom hard coolant line. It's the line that goes from the block to the throttle body. The fluid just gushed out when I replaced that tube. There was no way to avoid the spillage, it happened so fast. The directions didn't mention anything about being very fast when switching out that tube. Or, I was parked on a hill so all the fluid rushed to the front.

I could hear the swishing immediately when I turned on the car. I know the difference between the gas moving around and this sound. They are totally different. I've never heard gas move around when starting the car. Only when stop and go with the radio off.

So, I drove to work today without adding any antifreeze and didn't have the temperature light come one at all. After work today I topped it off with antifreeze and the sound might be completely gone. It's very hard to hear now although it may be there just very slightly.

 

Just add a little more to it. It'll run the air out eventually. It lasted a few days on mine when I did it.

 

this happened to me too when i had the Fujita cai. Yeah, I wish the directions mentioned something about coolant shooting out also. haha. Just "burp" the system as mentioned above by other members. I did the same thing and the sound went away. run the car with the radiator cap off, with the heater on. Let the air off. top it off, and your good =]

 

Why on earth do these intakes replace the stock coolant tube to the throttle body and to what benefit? Aesthetics?

 

No clue but my question is why the directions didn't state that coolant would be flying out as soon as the bottom coolant line was undone. That didn't make any sense to me. Everything else was straight forward.

I noticed a little more fluid is gone, actually the same amount of fluid is there but there is less air so there's more room for the coolant. I'll add a little more coolant to the reservoir today as I barely heard anything on the way to work today.

Intake fitment was a little issue as it doesn't fit perfect to the TB, the pipe side has to sit a little higher in order to get the filter to sit. Also, the directions don't say to remove the stock airbox bracket that bolts to the engine. I removed mine to make more room for the filter. The only thing I see now is that the hood lining is rubbing up against the intake pipe causing a black coating on the pipe itself. It comes off easy but that's annoying as hell.

 

Wwhy the hell would any intake mess with the throttle body coolant hose??? Why make things more complicated to no benefit?
The T1R seems so simple in comparison and honestly it's a better intake IMO.



I installed it when I bought the car a year ago in 10 minutes plus an idle relearn and I haven't touched it since.

 

How much was the T1R?

 

$350. You get what you pay for. If you are going to pay $150 you are going to get a crappy knock off and deal with all these issues afterwards.

I'd rather spend money on an intake with more R&D and thus less issues down the road.

 

$350 for what, 4 more HP? I'd rather spend the $150 and replace a little coolant and get 3 more HP...

 

It shouldn't loose coolant in the first place, what a terrible design! The T1R is superior in power gains, installation, maintenance, and it sounds so much better. It's your call, but I chose quality over cost.

 

I don't own a T1R but in terms of sound the Fujita sounds so deep. I've never heard a deeper sounding intake than this one before. I haven't owned a ton of them, only AEM, Fujita, and Weapon R but still sounds beefy.

 

i got my Apexi short ram for $95 and its a kick ass intake too. no problems, and dont have to worry about hydrolock. i got it to replace my fujita cai. And Arisenfury is right about paying 350 for the 4hp. LOL. power gains are so minimal on the Fit anyways. Unless you just want to be baller and get the J's or HKS racing suction intake(which probably dont make much more power, but just look cool =]). LOL.

 

The only thing I don't like about the Fujita SR is the throttle feel.

 

If Fitguy07 had only parked, let his engine cool overnight and installed his intake the following morning while it was cool, this thread would have never happened. I can/t see how re routing, bypassing, replacing or installing a water line is a negative reflection on the design or quality of performance product.

 

I mean it kinda sucks that they don't mention it in the instructions that there's a good chance coolant will leak when you disconnect the hose. It's a fairly easy installation in that you don't have to be a car mechanic to do it so not everyone who installs it will realize what will happen if they disconnect the line.

I knew about it and even prepared but I still lost a little bit. But like I said earlier, just top it off and it should push the air out itself. If you're still hearing it a week later than you'll want to try to force it out using the methods mentioned in this thread as well as too much air in the line could cause some problems.