problems =(

[hari-bhari]

so i have been working on my car the past two days and im now havin weird problems.

i have changed the coolant, for which i jacked up the car, removed the skidplate, drained and filled with water and ran the car for a few minutes (twice), and then filled with coolant/water mix. pretty standard procedure.

cleaned the throttle body according to standard procedure in tutorials section. i had to remove and reattach my CAI obviously.

put in carbon fiber trim (no problems with that)

put in blue film for my turn signals in my dash (no problems with that, i think)

ok now the problems:
whenever i turn the car on for a cold start, i hear like this water trickling noise when i start driving. it disappears after like 5 seconds. i suspected that i filled too much coolant, so i emptied out the overflow canister, and put it back, so its empty right now. so hopefully tomorrow that noise will be gone. do you guys think i might have damaged something?

also i hear this weird rattling noise somtimes coming from the front drivers side area while driving. its not the same loud metallic clank that i had from the rear when the strut had come loose. i noticed that when it did come, it came from 2000-3000 rpm in 2nd or 3rd gear. but when i stopped the car and popped the hood, and revved the engine using the butterfly valve. no rattle.

also at around 4200 rpm, i hear this high pitched metal squealing/grinding noise. its not very loud at all, but its definetely from the engine, but it disappears as soon as i leave that rpm range, above or below.

also a final problem, that i noticed before the past two days, is that whenever i put it in reverse or first gear and start moving, i hear this metal creaking/clicking sound from the driver side area engine/wheel well. as soon as i hit like 2-3 mph its gone. its sounds as if some bar or part is bending when the car starts moving from a stop, if that makes any sense

ok whew, sorry for the long post, any ideas on anything guys??

[TadS]

Make sure all your under skirting is tight. Even on lose screw with give you a rattle when driving.

[Hsakuragi]

hate to say this,

time for a new car?

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

whenever i turn the car on for a cold start, i hear like this water trickling noise when i start driving. it disappears after like 5 seconds. i suspected that i filled too much coolant

Overfilling coolant = red fluid where you last parked the car...i've done that a few times on my other cars i know....if there wasn't a puddle, then problem isn't overfilling???

also i hear this weird rattling noise somtimes coming from the front drivers side area while driving.

Ensure all tools are not hiding(away from view) and you sockets all accounted for. Retighten skidplates and see if problem persits.

also at around 4200 rpm, i hear this high pitched metal squealing/grinding noise. its not very loud at all, but its definetely from the engine, but it disappears as soon as i leave that rpm range, above or below.

Could be anything...too little info...

also a final problem, that i noticed before the past two days, is that whenever i put it in reverse or first gear and start moving, i hear this metal creaking/clicking sound from the driver side area engine/wheel well. as soon as i hit like 2-3 mph its gone. its sounds as if some bar or part is bending when the car starts moving from a stop, if that makes any sense

don't know - just make sure all your tools were accounted for and your cai and intake were installed correctly again!

[frohboy33]

also a final problem, that i noticed before the past two days, is that whenever i put it in reverse or first gear and start moving, i hear this metal creaking/clicking sound from the driver side area engine/wheel well. as soon as i hit like 2-3 mph its gone. its sounds as if some bar or part is bending when the car starts moving from a stop, if that makes any sense

Sounds like a broken or crack boot to me. Turn your wheel all the way to one side and take a look at the boot to see if is damaged or not.

[Hsakuragi]

"whenever i turn the car on for a cold start, i hear like this water trickling noise when i start driving. it disappears after like 5 seconds. i suspected that i filled too much coolant"


is it like water/coolant flushing around noise in the engine? i assume you changed the coolant in the block also...


U need EXTRA coolant/water

[hari-bhari]

is it like water/coolant flushing around noise in the engine? i assume you changed the coolant in the block also...


U need EXTRA coolant/water

actually i think i had too much, i emptied the reservoir, and the noise is gone. and no didnt change the coolant in the block (im not exactly sure how to do that), but i ran the engine twice for a couple minutes filled with water, drained, and then filled coolant/water mix

[hari-bhari]

Sounds like a broken or crack boot to me. Turn your wheel all the way to one side and take a look at the boot to see if is damaged or not.

can a broken or cracked boot result from an aftermarket suspension. will this be covered in my 60k powertrain warranty?

[frohboy33]

can a broken or cracked boot result from an aftermarket suspension. will this be covered in my 60k powertrain warranty?

I don't really see a boot being cracked would happen because of aftermarket suspension. Yes it might cause a little more stress to it, but its a common problem. Its a rubber like sleeve that goes over the CV joint to keep out road grime from getting into and destroying the CV joint which is part of the transaxle, the boots themselves don't cost that much its more of a labor cost repair than anything. I've heard that a common cause of boot failure is excessive heat from defective brakes so i would have the brakes checked at the same time.

It may or may not be covered under the powertrain warranty. Its worth having them look at it though.

[Jai_Jai_Binks]

actually i think i had too much, i emptied the reservoir, and the noise is gone.

Question for others (not just hari): Wouldn't extra coolant+distilled water mix just expand in the heat and drain off - becomming more obvious at sports where you would typically park??

[hari-bhari]

also a final problem, that i noticed before the past two days, is that whenever i put it in reverse or first gear and start moving, i hear this metal creaking/clicking sound from the driver side area engine/wheel well. as soon as i hit like 2-3 mph its gone. its sounds as if some bar or part is bending when the car starts moving from a stop, if that makes any sense

Sounds like a broken or crack boot to me. Turn your wheel all the way to one side and take a look at the boot to see if is damaged or not.

i checked the boot, its pristine.

[Turbosolara]

you have water noise becasue you have air bubble in the cooling system. you need to squeeze the lower coolant pipe with cap open while the engine is running cold.

about clicking sound....i have no idea. If i were you i would jack up the car and have someone to step on the gas to spin the wheel and check.

[Dutch Master]

Dude I hope you can figure everything out.....but its sounding like your maybe getting transmission problems....Is he shifting smooth???...

And what size wheels do you have on him.....It could be a bad bushing..

[hari-bhari]

the water trickling sound is gone, so thats good. i'll try out the wheel spinning thing, thats a good idea. but as far as shifts, they are great (its a manual with only 35k).
i think the creaking is from somewhere on the suspension/axle area cuz it comes up when you accelerate forwards or backwards from a stop up to like 2-3 mph. i can only hear it with the windows down and in the parking deck where all the sounds bounce off the walls. as an analogy, i would relate it to stepping on a warped or weak piece of wood that creaks, except its metallic creaking, almost springy.
as for the rattle, i think my CAI is just loose from when i took it out to clean the throttle body, so im gonna check that out

[ironi]

i hear the same creaking noise as you're describing, only it's coming from the front passenger side. please keep me posted, if you figure it out.