So today I was driving around and I thought I heard what sounded like Water being slushed around. Now my car is pretty damn loud but after a paying attention I realized that it was water... But I can't seem to locate it unless i'm accelerating because of the forward motion, but it seriously sounds like there is quite a bit of it somehwere in my body panels. Has anyone else had any trouble with water getting into the body panels?


It just rained really hard out here for a couple days and I figure its from that...but i need to get it out asap. Maybe tomorrow i'll put her up on a lift and possibly drill a small hole under the car along the side where I hear it...

 

Fuel tank?

 

If your car has a sunroof, check to make sure ur drain tubes arnt messed up. It could be water pooling somewhere in the interior if one of them is broken. They go down the a pillars and the b pillars, right next to where the speakers are.
-Austin

 

sunroof or hatch seals.

if you have a sunroof, replace the sunroof seal and clean all drains with compressed air. that requires you taking apart the brittle interior to get to it. if you can, find a specialty convertible tops and interior place to do it.

 

good ideas but dont forget the AC drain

 

Will do... thanks guys!

- ap

 

In my older cars, water often accumulated in the doors because of clogged bottom drains. Maybe that's what you have. These drains are formed gaps between the inner and outer sheetmetal and are usually hidden behind the bottom weatherstrip. They can usually be unplugged with a small flat screwdriver.

 

i get water in my spoiler all the time, although i guess you probably wouldn't hear that from inside the car when you're driving...

 

Thanks Dave!... i'll check that out this evening..

 

I usually have a boat load in my spoiler. As soon as I pop the hatch, it leaks near the shock towers. I'll get around to fixing it someday...

 

mine leaks under the spare tire in hatch

 

Still couldn't seem to find the problem..but today I noticed that I only hear the water sound when I rev the motor.. So when I was accelerating it would happen.. But I did it in my driveway and held it at like 2K rpm...and it does the same thing... sounds like its coming from the front right hand side of the car..... possibly air conditioning?!!! But I really doubt that the noise is coming from the vibrations of the motor.. it soundslike dumping water into a bucket of more water..

 

Sounds like you have an air pocket in your cooling system that is causing noise as the coolant and air passes through the heater core. You probably need to "burp" (search) the system. Did you have any reason to have air in the system (have it disassembled, etc.)?

Dave

 

Yes, actually that makes a lot of sense.... I just flushed the whole system. I'll do it first thing tomorrow morning...and hopefully it'll stop.

 

I have had other FD's do the same thing. Make sure that when you do Re-burp the system that you run the car with the heater in the full HOT and high settings. This will help circulate the coolant thru the core and flush out air bubbles. I just did mine last weekend and took a long time to get that bubble out of the core.

Dave

 

Thanks dave... will do!


- Ap

 

Water can accumulate in the passenger side rear quarter panel when the antennae drain line has been damaged or removed. Can make a lot of noise and definitely a rust problem waiting to happen.

 

Comment on this - while this is excellent advice, I have a couple of additional comments:

1. Blower speed has no effect on the water flow or burping effectiveness, but setting to "hot" is necessary
2. Before running the engine, remove the small coolant hose connected to the rear of the throttle bodywhile the engine is cold, and fill until the water is to the top of the fill opening, or runs out of the disconnected hose/nipple (allows a major air pocket to be purged). Then reconnect and do # 3.
3. Run the engine, once it is warm, at ~4K rpm - faster flow will flush out stuck air pockets faster.

Dave

 

I keep getting more and more out....I'll try this one in the morning..