When car is first started I get a weird water bubbling sound

[Dirty8-un-Dreds]

Okay it almost sounds like if you stuck a straw in a glass and blew bubbles. Or maybe like a fish tank pump that makes bubbles. Anyways it only happens in the mornings when I first start the car. It fades away in a few minutes most likely when the engine gets a little bit warmer. What could this be? bad fuel pump? bad radiator?

[PiLOTLiTE]

Sometimes my intake sounds like that when I start it. It's because aftermarket intakes remove the air silencer that comes on our cars. The sucking noise that you hear now can sometimes sound like bubbling.

[Dirty8-un-Dreds]

aha I hope thats it hehe. My dad is always like WTF is that. And I never have an answer for him. Thx for the quik reply.

[Distephano]

Yep, its the intake. Mine makes that sound too. Though I compared it to marbles rolling around in a glass jar... Dunno [img]smile.gif[/img] The bubbles thing sounds better I think.. lol

[raxxus]

You should have seen the look on my mechanics face when he first when to start up the car to pull it in! I was pricless! lol hahahah

[AMinor65]

Yeah, mine does it too until the car warms up. It's the lid.

[Dirty8-un-Dreds]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by raxxus:
You should have seen the look on my mechanics face when he first when to start up the car to pull it in! I was pricless! lol hahahah<hr></blockquote>

I bet lol, prolly Looked like this [img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/toto.gif[/img]

[Pewter2K1]

need to get the midget with the bong out from under your hood...

[Dirty8-un-Dreds]

Yeah I figured that out a little bit too late.... poor little guy [img]graemlins/crybaby.gif[/img]

[MEAN 98]

it is most likely the air pump.. it runs the first couple of minutes when the car is cold to get the catylitic converter going

[pvtschultz]

Mine does it too with everything stock. I would have to guess that it is actually coming out of the radiator when the thermostat isn't open at all. I can't see the intake doing that, there isn't enough going on to cause significant noise. But who knows, it is funny to see the look on peoples faces.

[99redcamaro]

mine does it too, it's wierd, i was going to ask the same question [img]smile.gif[/img]
this thing started to sound like that a week ago. i thought it was the radiator or something, since i've replaced the thermostat, i can hear the water or bubles by the passenger side i think and it only does it in the morning. even my wife was like [img]graemlins/omg.gif[/img] wtf? is this water sound coming from and i go [img]graemlins/dunce.gif[/img] i have no idea

[Dirty8-un-Dreds]

whatever it is im glad its happening to everyone lol. Means either all are cars r broke or that its just a normal thing.

[PiLOTLiTE]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Dirty8-un-Dreds:
whatever it is im glad its happening to everyone lol. Means either all are cars r broke or that its just a normal thing.<hr></blockquote>

If you go to the dealership and they tell you "it's normal," or "they all do that." It just another phrase for "we can't fix it."