as above, when i start the car from cold, i can hear water rushing about behind the dash. presumably this is the noise of the water rushing thru into the heater matrix.

but, surely i shouldnt hear it? surely it should already be full of water?

could i have a big 'ol airlock in the system somewhere perhaps? the heater matrix is new and doesnt appear to leak. the rad is weeping slightly tho

 

maybe, never heard of a car sounding like a water fall while starting it

 

Jim, this used to happen on my saff ghia but never had any other probs or anything - the heaters always worked and there were no wet patches on the floor

 

sounds like the noise of water running thru pipes

 

Jim does your trousers begin to feel warm and wet shortly afterwards?

 

you must have a very quiet exhaust then

Sarah

 

my 3dr does it after a couple of minutes. Dont think its anything to worry about.

 

not exactly

 

 

A friend had this on his mk5/6 escort rs2000. I can't recall if he ever fixed it but its been running fault free for years.


RW

 

at least i'm not the only one

 

happens to me every time I start my daily run around. a pug 106.....dont laff

 

its only the matrix behind the dash filling with water.

 

when I had my 12v in and a dodgy heater matrix it used to make that sound.

 

mine's a new heater matrix so i'd hope its ok

 

think its just a quirk with em m8, brother in laws mk6 scort had exact same thing, never did fix it, tho was never more than an annoyance in the 5 years he had it

 

my mk6 rs2000 does it every time from cold quite loudly dealer said it was the fuel lines filling and pressurising its never missed a beat in 10 years but only done 8000 miles

 

One of my cossies did this, checked the heater matrix and there was no problem... never did find out what it was

 

my rs2k did...

my scooby does on ocassion!

Akex

 

jimbob

mine does it when i rev the car sometimes, but only when i rev it

proper mad

 

my wifes Freelander does it all the time Jim.