Sloshing sounds from Passenger side
Discussion
And not from a female who's over pleased just to be in my TVR, but here's a real problem:
There is a genuine sloshing sound coming from the passeger side of the car and it is not rainwater in the footwell
It is not in the door, it is dry and HL Gorners have drilled the sill, to to avail.
Could it be the battery acid sloshing, power steering fluid or the optional air conditioning gases moving about? It is far worse when starting off. Need help hear, as the only options so far, are to turn up the radio; but then that just drowns the 5 litre V8 blood-curdling roar.
There is a genuine sloshing sound coming from the passeger side of the car and it is not rainwater in the footwell
It is not in the door, it is dry and HL Gorners have drilled the sill, to to avail.
Could it be the battery acid sloshing, power steering fluid or the optional air conditioning gases moving about? It is far worse when starting off. Need help hear, as the only options so far, are to turn up the radio; but then that just drowns the 5 litre V8 blood-curdling roar.
Hmm, i know that you can get sloshing sounds from a lack of coolant. The engine coolant water/stuff goes through a heat exchanger around the footwell to heat the cockpit. I'm not too sure if this would be on the passenger side, but i heard it on my first chim, and that WAS low water level. Check it out. Sorry if you know this already, i certainly didn't and it cost me. I'm a bit slow, mind.
It's not actually the cooling system, it's the water from the sytem used to pass heat on the the heating system.
The following from stuff i've collected a few years ago.........
Footwell Gurgles:
Internet Mailing List Nov 96
... While we are on the subject of strange noises from my griff. There is also the sound of water moving in the passenger footwell, it is not wet, and the noise is intermittent, is it the heater?
David Donnan
Internet Mailing List Nov 96
The water noise is indeed the heater pipes and/or the water valve for the heater. The noise gets better if you keep the water level topped up and get the heater valve replaced every couple of months (bitter, moi?). Unfortunately, if you mess around with the pipes too much you're likely to get water leaking into the relays/fuses.
Gary Walsh
Internet Mailing List Nov 96
The heater pipes run through the footwell above and to the right of the battery, the noises may be due to air in the system so I suggest you turn the heater on and run the engine (from cold) with the filler cap off for a few minutes.
Nick Collins
I hope the above helps, and makes me appear less stupid to a couple of you...
The following from stuff i've collected a few years ago.........
Footwell Gurgles:
Internet Mailing List Nov 96
... While we are on the subject of strange noises from my griff. There is also the sound of water moving in the passenger footwell, it is not wet, and the noise is intermittent, is it the heater?
David Donnan
Internet Mailing List Nov 96
The water noise is indeed the heater pipes and/or the water valve for the heater. The noise gets better if you keep the water level topped up and get the heater valve replaced every couple of months (bitter, moi?). Unfortunately, if you mess around with the pipes too much you're likely to get water leaking into the relays/fuses.
Gary Walsh
Internet Mailing List Nov 96
The heater pipes run through the footwell above and to the right of the battery, the noises may be due to air in the system so I suggest you turn the heater on and run the engine (from cold) with the filler cap off for a few minutes.
Nick Collins
I hope the above helps, and makes me appear less stupid to a couple of you...
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