the sound of a stream in my car lol

[crustyclown777]

when ever my car is cold and when i start to drive it, somewhere from under the bonnet there is the sound of a trickling stream, no jokes

any body help??

thanks

[saxo-parts]

try bleeding the cooling system, theres an air lock in it somewhere. can also be a symptom of failing head gasket but my first port of call would be bleeding it.

[theecho]

^ agreed, when i had it on one of my old saxos, it was an early warning that head gasket was going to go, month or so later, it did :(

[LeeM]

air lock in the heater matrix isnt it?

[saxo-parts]

as i said, an air lock, thing is the air has to come from somewhere and can be gases escaping via the head gasket into the cooling system.

[smnwllms]

I've got the same thing and I have to bleed and refill my system every few days.
I'll be doing the HG after Christmas.

[Stevo123]

I had 2 week warning with this then HG went, get it done before you get stuck somewhere fella. Its not a massive job really, just take your time. Ebay is a good source for gasket kit and headbolts. Also I got a service kit from there as well quite cheaply (oil/air/fuel filter/ plugs) and got oil and antifreeze locally. Cost under £100 including parts and skimming and took 2 days to do. I cleaned up the engine bay, painted rocker cover at the same time etc. Every cloud has a silver lining mate!

[D--R--E--W]

mine done it for months then one day stopped. never had any problems regarding hg (touch wood lol)

[Sparco_Tom]

I've got the same thing and I have to bleed and refill my system every few days.
I'll be doing the HG after Christmas.

Wow i'd get that sorted today if i were you. If it is that bad think of the damage being caused

[smnwllms]

Wow i'd get that sorted today if i were you. If it is that bad think of the damage being caused

I'd love to do it right now, but I can't really afford it at the moment, plus I need it to get to work etc.

[theecho]

best make sure you have breakdown cover ready for when it does go then! lol

[crustyclown777]

lol
thnks for the replies, funny thing is my dads a mechanic and he was like 'it will go soon, just dont worry' i will inform him that he was wrong lol
cheers

[rich1_2_3]

i had same problem, my heating stopped working aswell, then overheating and was constantly losing water/coolant.
checked and it was my headgasket

[tally2425]

I have this noise when i put gas on but thats normal right :s

[saxo-parts]

no its not normal

[tally2425]

no its not normal

So as i put gas on i always here like a whirling noise :s, am i in trouble lol? when i take gas off it goes thooo

[rich1_2_3]

lol if ur gunna hear anything when ur accelerating it would be air going into ur engine not water trickling lol

[tally2425]

lol if ur gunna hear anything when ur accelerating it would be air going into ur engine not water trickling lol

Ye thats why i never thought it was a problem but just making sure ha :)

[rich1_2_3]

hahahaha u sure u shud own a car lol

[tally2425]

hahahaha u sure u shud own a car lol

haha i know abit, not my main thing lol

[Jordysport]

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[saxo-parts]

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5 posts contributing absolutely sweet FA to anything, well done!