water sloshing sound

1. user_44477 Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.

   #1 5th March 2013, 16:49

   When i start the car or turn a corner, I can hear a sort of sloshing sound, sounds like itd coming from under the dashboard.
   
   Any ideas what it is?
2. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #2 5th March 2013, 16:54

   possibly air lock in the cooling system, more accurately in the matrix.
3. user_44477 Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.

   #3 5th March 2013, 17:46

   Okay to drive? Its having a full major service next weekend.
4. user_61020 Established Member Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 2009 Saxò VTS 16v

   #4 5th March 2013, 17:55

   If it is an air lock as long as the coolant and engine temp does not go on red or above 3/4 on the dash it's ok,i had this too,there were air bubbles in the system,got the air out by the 3 valves and that sound disappeared,i got photos on how to do that on a VTS engine but i see you got a VTR right?
5. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #5 5th March 2013, 18:02

   just some air in the system as said. Can be a pain to get rid off sometimes but if its bled the best it could a couple of times, i find it usually goes by itself sometimes
6. OMGASAXO Established Member Joined: Dec 2011 Derby Posts: 1021 Posi saxo, flatty, Peugeot bipper, Vauxhall vectra

   #6 5th March 2013, 19:42

   Mine makes a sloshing sound when the engine is off and I roll the car down the drive? I assumed it was the petrol or something sloshing about? Can't really tell where it comes from. Would you say this is air in the system too? Heaters do take a while to get warm
7. user_61020 Established Member Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 2009 Saxò VTS 16v

   #7 5th March 2013, 19:51

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by OMGASAXO Mine makes a sloshing sound when the engine is off and I roll the car down the drive? I assumed it was the petrol or something sloshing about? Can't really tell where it comes from. Would you say this is air in the system too? Heaters do take a while to get warm

   I think that's just the petrol in the fuel tank,even if there's air in the cooling system you can't hear it until you turn on the engine,i wouldn't be worried about that.
8. Gandi699 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182

   #8 5th March 2013, 19:56

   If its bled the proper way there wont be air in the system unless theres another fault, takes 10 minutes
9. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #9 5th March 2013, 21:30

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by OMGASAXO Mine makes a sloshing sound when the engine is off and I roll the car down the drive? I assumed it was the petrol or something sloshing about? Can't really tell where it comes from. Would you say this is air in the system too? Heaters do take a while to get warm

   mine does that when i turn it off before i stopped moving. Its coming from under the back seats, its just the petrol
   
   air in the cooling system makes sloshing noises right after you turn on the engine
10. Silk Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2013 kent Posts: 330 vtr mk2

    #10 6th March 2013, 16:47

    hi, mine does it to, sounds like these guys are right, my heater hoses weren't connected when i bought mine, (steering rack was in the way as it is lowered) so guessing its air.