Whenever I give the car gas (either in neutral or when accelerating), I
hear a sound coming from the front, passenger side of the car that
almost sounds like liquid flowing from one place to another. I took my
car in to my mechanic last week and he said that my A/C line needed to
be flushed. Afterwords, I didn't notice the noise for a day or so but
then it started up again. Now it is worse and I am concerned. Any
idea what this could be?
AS - 12 Oct 2006 13:20 GMT
I think it could be your A/C in need of refrigerant, not a flushing.
If the mechanic did a good honest job, you shouldn't have lost the
refrigerant to soon, meaning there is a leak.
I cannot but remember, a friend's mechanic who had suggested replacing
the evaporator in my friend's Volvo ($1200), for the same reason, and to
justify his suggestion, the mechanic left the charging port open so the
refrigerant would leak.
Good luck!
> Whenever I give the car gas (either in neutral or when accelerating), I
> hear a sound coming from the front, passenger side of the car that
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> then it started up again. Now it is worse and I am concerned. Any
> idea what this could be?
njmodi - 12 Oct 2006 15:43 GMT
I agree - it's likely your AC is refrigerant is low. If the mechanic
flushed/filled it and the sound is back, 1. either you have a leak
(likely) or 2. the wrong quantity of refrigerant was used.
Does the sound occur if the AC is kept off while driving?
Nirav
abbyguy - 12 Oct 2006 15:54 GMT
I had a similar problem when the car was less than six months old. The
problem was the radiator. There was evidence all along the top of the
rad of staining where the fluid in the rad was leaking under pressure
and evaporating over time. When the coolent level dropped to a point
in the rad the water sloshing sound would be heard just as you describe
it. There was never a liquid stain on the ground. Look for evidence of
leaking all along the top edge of the rad. They replaced my rad and
the problem was fixed.
niles - 13 Oct 2006 13:26 GMT
i took it back to my mechanic yesterday. i mentioned what you said and
he said he would take a look. he called me back later and said that he
would have to pull the evaporator coil and would possibly have to
recharge the A/C. i have no idea what this stuff means but i wanted to
see what you guys thought about this...
thanks....
> I had a similar problem when the car was less than six months old. The
> problem was the radiator. There was evidence all along the top of the
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> leaking all along the top edge of the rad. They replaced my rad and
> the problem was fixed.
niles - 14 Oct 2006 00:45 GMT
ok, the mechanic could not find where the problem was. they took
everything apart that they could and found nothing. they are stumpted.
i mentioned everything you all said but they didn't find anything.
any ideas? i am planning on calling the Nissan dealership in my area
to see if they may have any thoughts. thanks.
> i took it back to my mechanic yesterday. i mentioned what you said and
> he said he would take a look. he called me back later and said that he
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> > leaking all along the top edge of the rad. They replaced my rad and
> > the problem was fixed.
NissTech - 14 Oct 2006 03:24 GMT
DO NOT pull the evaporator !!
It is not a refrigerant problem.
It's a low coolant/antifreeze problem.
We see this all the time, have you local shop try and rid the cooling system
of it's air bubble.
> Whenever I give the car gas (either in neutral or when accelerating), I
> hear a sound coming from the front, passenger side of the car that
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> then it started up again. Now it is worse and I am concerned. Any
> idea what this could be?
Willy - 15 Oct 2006 18:30 GMT
> Whenever I give the car gas (either in neutral or when accelerating), I
> hear a sound coming from the front, passenger side of the car that
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> then it started up again. Now it is worse and I am concerned. Any
> idea what this could be?
I almost guarantee you the problem is with your coolant level. Unlike all
the other responses I've read to your post... this has NOTHING whatsoever to
do with your A/C.
Check your coolant level overflow tank. ADD SOME ANTIFREEZE even if it
deson't seem low. I would also consider a new radiator cap as it may be
loosing pressure and taking on air when cooling, which is then circulating
through your lines and making the noise you hear.
I would even guess that you've recently used your heater for the first time
in a few months, and this has introduced air into the lines which results in
the noise you're hearing.
If these steps don't solve the problem, have your radiator flushed and
changed.
Willy