Jump to content
SAU Community

Water Sloshing Sound In Front Of Dashboard

greenpool

By greenpool,
in General Maintenance

 Share

Recommended Posts

greenpool Explorer

greenpool

Posted
Posted

Hey, i've got a 2003 skyline v35. a couple of months back when it was about 40 degrees the coolent started to boil and spurted out which created havoc with the air con. ever since every now and a again when i start the car i hear this

water sloshing sound in front of the dashboard. anybody know why this happens? or experienced this before?

any advice on what i should do?

thanks a lot.

greenpool Explorer

greenpool

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Is it still losing coolant? Sounds like maybe the heater box is leaking coolant into the ducting.

Can u smell coolant with the heater or aircon on?

hey i haven't really tested it. what is it meant to smell like? i'll try it and get back to you.

i called nissan service center and they said they won't look at it cos its an import, something about how they're computers won't sync with mine :(

i called my dealer skyimports in melbourne and they said they'll have a look on tuesday.

is it still ok to drive it around? how severe is the problem? i clearly dunno much about this.

thanks a lot btw.

greenpool Explorer

greenpool

Posted
  • Author
Posted

hey i haven't really tested it. what is it meant to smell like? i'll try it and get back to you.

i called nissan service center and they said they won't look at it cos its an import, something about how they're computers won't sync with mine :(

i called my dealer skyimports in melbourne and they said they'll have a look on tuesday.

is it still ok to drive it around? how severe is the problem? i clearly dunno much about this.

thanks a lot btw.

the air con doesn't smell or anything but i had a look at the coolent and its almost empty...

GTR-N1 Grand Master

GTR-N1

Posted
Posted

... what is it meant to smell like?

^ ^ ^ a bit like 34 minute-old ejaculant on floor of passenger footwell :P

see if coolant is leaking behind glove box where heater core might be

shut off heater

refill coolant before driving and take spare water with you whilst driving until it's attended to on tuesday

SECURITY Grand Master

SECURITY

Posted
Posted

if you arent leaking water, it means you havent bled your coolant system properly. the sound you're hearing is the water moving around in the air gaps inside the heater core. bleed your coolant properly and it should go away.

greenpool Explorer

greenpool

Posted
  • Author
Posted

if you arent leaking water, it means you havent bled your coolant system properly. the sound you're hearing is the water moving around in the air gaps inside the heater core. bleed your coolant properly and it should go away.

hey thanks, yup there's nothing leaking atm.

i'm new to all this. is bleeding the coolant easy to do? what does it involve doing?

thanks a lot.

SECURITY Grand Master

SECURITY

Posted
Posted

you need to get all of the air out of your coolant system. it involves filling up your radiator, letting the car get to operating temperature and revving the engine to about 3000rpm every now and then while still keeping the coolant topped up. you need to keep an eye on the temperature, making sure it doesnt overheat.

you need to be doing all of this while the heater is on full heat @ full fan speed. when it seems like its not releasing any more air, close the radiator cap, let it idle for a little while then crack the bleeder nut which is at the highest point of the cooling system.

if its your first attempt i suggest searching 'how to bleed cooling system'. or get it to a mechanic to sort out.

this has the potential of doing a bit of damage if temps get too high so be careful and dont be afraid to turn the car off if you feel like the temperature is getting too hot.

greenpool Explorer

greenpool

Posted
  • Author
Posted (edited)

you need to get all of the air out of your coolant system. it involves filling up your radiator, letting the car get to operating temperature and revving the engine to about 3000rpm every now and then while still keeping the coolant topped up. you need to keep an eye on the temperature, making sure it doesnt overheat.

you need to be doing all of this while the heater is on full heat @ full fan speed. when it seems like its not releasing any more air, close the radiator cap, let it idle for a little while then crack the bleeder nut which is at the highest point of the cooling system.

if its your first attempt i suggest searching 'how to bleed cooling system'. or get it to a mechanic to sort out.

this has the potential of doing a bit of damage if temps get too high so be careful and dont be afraid to turn the car off if you feel like the temperature is getting too hot.

hey thanks for all that info.

i did go see a mechanic today. we tried running the heater on to verify the sloshing sound but nothing happened. because its intermittent and the mechanic couldn't hear it, he asked me to come

back if the coolant runs low (?). i mentioned bleeding the coolant but he said that he can't confirm anything at this point.

would you recommend getting a another mechanic to check it out?

thanks!

Edited by greenpool
180JDM Community Regular

180JDM

Posted
Posted (edited)

Need to get the air bubbles out of the coolant mate.....happened to me with my old 180sx when I installed a new PWR radiator.

I bleed the system but it still had bubbles in the coolant, just keep bleeding it over the next couple of drives and should go away.

Also I squeezed the radiator hoses to push the air bubbles out which helps.....and you need to get the water hot enough to open the thermostat.

I normally cut a 2lite bottle in half and tape it to the top of the radiator so the water level is higher than the engine which helps push the water down.

Edited by 180JDM
SECURITY Grand Master

SECURITY

Posted
Posted

get any brand but make sure its concentrated or get a 50/50 blend. some do a 30/70 on non turbo cars (30 coolant/70 water). its up to you which one you go for - its just an anti-boil/freeze additive.

you'll find that the concentrates are a little cheaper than the pre-mixed stuff.

greenpool Explorer

greenpool

Posted
  • Author
Posted

another quick question.

i've currently got the coolant tank filled with water. above the max cos i didn't know any better lol.

when i've got the coolant, can i mix it with the water? OR wait till the water evaporates and then fill it with coolant?

thanks a lot for ya replies.

SECURITY Grand Master

SECURITY

Posted
Posted

you dont need to put anything in the reservoir tank. if its over-filled then it will just drain if your fuel cap ever releases any pressure. its not something you need to fill up.

just concentrate on putting coolant into your radiator.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • welshy_32ZILA
      Welshys 32ZILA and the 8HP.

      By welshy_32ZILA · Posted

      I should note too as I have all 4 wheel speed inputs to the emtron I now have the emtron controlling the attessa solenoid for 4wd/traction and launch control strategies. 
    • welshy_32ZILA
      Welshys 32ZILA and the 8HP.

      By welshy_32ZILA · Posted

      It works quite well with the adjustibility within each of the programs of the turbolamik. Essentially p1 is drive and lockup comes on like a normal driver.  But in program 7 I have customised it to not request the lockup clutch to engage until something like 6500/7 when slip was the lowest. 
    • PranK
      Use text replace function to auto-link to referred threads?

      By PranK · Posted

      Yep, I like that. The tags are only on the first post of a thread and we don't get huge numbers of new threads. Also, I plan to add some more report types and we could have a member report type like 'review tags' then members could flag if they thought a topic wasn't tagged correctly.  No way man, I dig the input. Thanks! 
    • GTSBoy
      Use text replace function to auto-link to referred threads?

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      It's a valid thought. There's not exactly that functionality already (when creating a thread) - that's where the OP can use/create any tag they want. We'd have to come up with a way for the user to request their tags get reviewed or something. Otherwise the mods would have to review every new post's tags (for those that have them, anyway). There's kind of that functionality already exists to some extent, post facto of starting the thread, where the OP or any other user could report the post to admins, and request that tags get reviewed. We could do this already, and any user could already have made such a request. To make it a part of the forum proper, it would require an initial and an ongoing education programme, so that people know that it's a thing. OP based tagging/request for review would also require at least some (probably most) of the user base to be told that it's a thing they can do. Both of these things probably wouldn't spread too far and/or get used very much. If it was the standard approach on a lot of different sites, then it might do, because people would be used to it. Prank's approach to this differs from my original thought, by leaning into tagging. Which is fine - it's possibly better than what I originally suggested. In fact, I just went to the R32 GTR wiring diagram thread and added tags, including "Library". That's probably a good way to use tags and the idea of a library. We just have to drag together an (organised!) index of threads or posts that have that tag. I have yet to do any of my own follow up by pursuing worthy threads and posts and reporting/marking/tagging them for the library, such as the @Sydneykid stuff I was talking about, and possibly any amount of @Lithium 's and others' posts. At least if I tag them Library, we'll have a start.   Back to @Wazmond's idea as it relates to @PranK's, we might have some sort of a list of tags that are already used to scrape for this library. I'm not entirely sure how that would be presented or used, particularly if it got long. But it's yet another idea!   cheers
    • Wazmond
      Use text replace function to auto-link to referred threads?

      By Wazmond · Posted

      Just a thought, but instead of restricting, is it possible to do like an "up for review" kind of thing? Where say someone who's not an admin/mod tags, it would require approval for it to actually tag? User posts with a 'tag' > Admin/Mod Reviews > Approves tag > Tag now exists kinda thing? Just came across this thread so Im not too sure if Im straying off topic or not but forgive me if i am...
×
×
  • Create New...