Why am I hearing a sloshing liquidy sound??
02-23-2006, 03:16 PM
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Why am I hearing a sloshing liquidy sound??
I can hear it most often when the car is cold. It seems to be coming from somewhere around the footwell or right behind the firewall just below the left side of the steering column. I have NO idea.
02-23-2006, 04:10 PM
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maybe the AC? there's a hose that drains the water accumlation from your AC unit...the drain hose can get clogged and keep the water in the HVAC piping - if you lift up your car, there'll be a small hose that you can spray compressed air into to unclog it.
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02-24-2006, 07:19 AM
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Well, I have the exact same issue as you, but I couldn't quite figure where it was coming from. I usually can hear my gas slosh around but this was before I left my driveway...
02-24-2006, 07:49 AM
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I get the same noise in my wife's '04 Maxima and found this in the Maxima TSB's...sounds like the same issue
http://nissanhelp.com/Ownership/Bull.../NTB03-072.htm
http://nissanhelp.com/Ownership/Bull.../NTB03-072.htm
02-24-2006, 10:21 AM
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Yup, that's what it is. If you have air in the system it sounds like it's water running through a pip right in front of you. You have to bleed it out. You may also notice that when you come to a stop the heater is less efficiant.
02-24-2006, 11:33 AM
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I'm not sure about the Z, but I've heard of some cars that if you don['t properly flush/refill the cooling system, a air pocket can develope that can cause localized heating...if this occurs within the engine block, it could cause warping and bad things can happen!!
02-24-2006, 08:57 PM
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Yup, that's what it is. If you have air in the system it sounds like it's water running through a pip right in front of you. You have to bleed it out. You may also notice that when you come to a stop the heater is less efficiant.
