Running water sound??

[VTaaRon]

Hi guys i know someone mentioned they had this same problem a while ago but cant find the thread so thought id ask again when i get in the car and start her up there is the sound like running water coming from just in front of me anyone any ideas or should i not worry as its getting serviced tomorrow just wondered if there was something i should ask them to check just incase?? cheers guys

[mike_obuk]

will probably be water running through your heater matrix. you might have an air bubble in it. could try bleeding your radiator i think?

i had it when i changed my radiator, but it went away after a few weeks.

[DarylVTR]

When that happened to mine it was because of the radiator. It needed replacing and the system was bled and fresh coolent put in, then the problem went away. Could be faulty radiator, or hoses or an air lock in the cooling system!!

not good idea to drive it like it as you will probably hear the bubbles get louder like they are moving fast the quicker you go. If it is your radiator and u drive it around in this heat, without it cooling propperly you could cook your head gasket!!! so try not use it untill 2morrow and tell them of the problem, doubt very much it will be part of your service! you know what they are like!

[samcook]

yeh sounds like youve got air in the system, get in bleed asap

[al_VTR]

yeah thats the heater matrix alright

[Colin]

AIRLOCK! A quick fix is to start your engine with the rad cap off for a minute. Not too long though.

[WestyVTR]

heater matrix!

had it in my honda ages ago too...

[Mattvtr]

i made a thread bout it lately,now got to have my head skimmed cos im loosing water through my exhuast :upset:

[DarylVTR]

^^^^ example of what happens if you leave it :( and it is indeed your radiator or simular!!it frys your head and causes you large bills.

[Mattvtr]

was like that when i bought it but there was nothing wrong until about a month in

[dannylee]

Had the head go on my old car and it was never the same after :(

[WestyVTR]

it cost me £300 in parts alone & thats at a industry rate! so no VAT! labour was free.... ;) & after a month i had to scrap the car as it was just a nightmare!! get it sorted now spread the love while you can!!!!

[adzvtr]

i had the same problem, it was because my radiator was f***ed got new radiator fitted it and then refilled with new coolant and water bled the system of air and now its all fine.

[VTaaRon]

the rad only a year old! ill get them to bleed it tomorrow it only started last week or so, so not happeded long the temp seems to stay fine might just need bleeding and topping up so ill get them to do that tomorrow cheers fellas :)

[Joesnow]

Hi
If the garage charge you to bleed your cooling system... its quite easy to bleed it yourself. On a vts there are 3 bleed screws (it will probs be the same with all the other saxos to), one on the top of the radiator one on the thermostat housing (alan bolt) and another on a coolant pipe near the back of the engine on the passenger side (this one looks like a dust cap). If you unscrew all of these and pour water into your filler cap until water comes out of the 1st valve. When it does tighten that screw and keep pouring in water until it comes out of the next screw and do the same until waters coming out of the last valve then screw that in. You will probably find (i did) that water comes out of the 1st 2 valves but when you keep pouring it overflows at the filler cap instead of coming out the last valve. To overcome this you can get a big drinks bottle and cut the bottom off, wrap the top with tape until it fit snugly in the filler bit on the radiator. Now you can keep filling up until water comes out the final valve. Once you tighten the final screw job done! There should be no air in the cooling system. Just make sure you empty a bit out of the reservoir so the coolant levels in between the min and max marks.
There will also be a reason why there’s air in your cooling system that you must fix otherwise you will keep getting air in and if it overheats your head will warp and your head gasket will go. There will probably be a hole in your radiator of a leaky pipe?? If you fix the leak and you still get air in your coolant then I think your head gasket will have most likely gone