Sloshing water sound when car starts
#1
Sloshing water sound when car starts
Hi all,
I have a question when I first start up the Fit (like first thing in the morning after the car has sat for a while) and drive away. I can hear what sounds like liquid sloshing around. I am really not sure what is causing it. I have tried moving the steering wheel around, turning the A/C on/off, and pumping the brakes. I did all these tests independently of each other and one does not have any barrier on making the noise.
The noise disappears after about 30 seconds of driving and will not happen until the next morning.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I have a question when I first start up the Fit (like first thing in the morning after the car has sat for a while) and drive away. I can hear what sounds like liquid sloshing around. I am really not sure what is causing it. I have tried moving the steering wheel around, turning the A/C on/off, and pumping the brakes. I did all these tests independently of each other and one does not have any barrier on making the noise.
The noise disappears after about 30 seconds of driving and will not happen until the next morning.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
#3
I doubt it cause it goes away in the first 30 seconds of driving...
#8
I recently did this as well and all but eliminated the issue.
#10
There's a service bulletin for this problem. It's #08-096.
There is air trapped in the heater core.
The fix involves jacking the front of the car up so that the radiator fill cap becomes higher than the heater core, allowing the air bubble to flow out of the system. Then top off the coolant.
My local independent garage knew about the problem and fixed it while I had it in for state inspection. Takes like 30 mins.
There is air trapped in the heater core.
The fix involves jacking the front of the car up so that the radiator fill cap becomes higher than the heater core, allowing the air bubble to flow out of the system. Then top off the coolant.
My local independent garage knew about the problem and fixed it while I had it in for state inspection. Takes like 30 mins.
#11
My '07 Kia Spectra had this same issue, and there as also a Kia TSB on it. Same cause (air in heater core) and same fix. Instead of jacking up the front, I just parked on an incline and did the coolant top off with engine running. Worked perfectly.
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