Fluid sounding gurgle when cold....is this normal?
01-07-2002, 10:32 AM
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From Stuart:
Nope. Far as I know, all 911s have their oil tank on the right-hand side of the car, so they ran the oil lines up the right-hand side of the car to the oil cooler
Robin / Viken, a small but prehaps not so silly question... Would that mean the noise is on the drivers side here in the UK, or did they move the pipe-work over to the otherside as well in order to fit the steering rack etc... in ?
01-07-2002, 08:52 PM
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Originally posted by Robin 993 DX In Atlanta:
<STRONG>Mike,
My car only makes the gurgling sound after it is fully warmed up. And the sound does come from the passenger side (right side) of the car and it is the sound of the oil flowing to the front oil cooler.</STRONG>
<STRONG>Mike,
My car only makes the gurgling sound after it is fully warmed up. And the sound does come from the passenger side (right side) of the car and it is the sound of the oil flowing to the front oil cooler.</STRONG>
Mine too
04-01-2002, 08:56 PM
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Just to follow on this thread, the car is now back on the road and was making the gurgling noise. I changed the oil and the noise went away!
I also noticed the larger filter is "loose" ie you can rattle the element inside the can. I sawed the can in half and checked out the filter...it looked fine and was pretty clean. However the replacement filter was nice and solid.
So, why would the gurgling noise go away after an oil change or is it just a fluke? It certainly is quiet now for the last week of cold starts.
I also noticed the larger filter is "loose" ie you can rattle the element inside the can. I sawed the can in half and checked out the filter...it looked fine and was pretty clean. However the replacement filter was nice and solid.
So, why would the gurgling noise go away after an oil change or is it just a fluke? It certainly is quiet now for the last week of cold starts.
04-02-2002, 03:43 PM
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Viken is correct, all the UK cars have the oil pipes running down the RH side of the car. This noise has been noticeable in all my 911's, definitely due to oil circulation. True to form there may be more turbulence in some cars' pipes than others.
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FWIW.
I fitted the mechanics from a US 88/89 3.2 911 to the body of an Australian RHD 911. The oil lines came from the right (passenger side) on the US car and fitted to the right (from memory) to the Australian RHD car. No special fittment or anything required, same brackets and all (maybe some minor tweaking?).
My new car ('95 993 here in the US) also has the water flow sound (oil) from the passenger side at idle, which I assumed to be oil. I think it goes away once the car warms up which as stated previously, doesn't make sense as one would assume the oil should warm up before needing to flow to the oil cooler?
I never noticed the warm passenger belt, is that where I could warm my bagel on the way to work? Hang on I'm Australian, I meant to say my VEGEMITE toast!! <img src="graemlins/bigok.gif" border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" />
Dylan.
I fitted the mechanics from a US 88/89 3.2 911 to the body of an Australian RHD 911. The oil lines came from the right (passenger side) on the US car and fitted to the right (from memory) to the Australian RHD car. No special fittment or anything required, same brackets and all (maybe some minor tweaking?).
My new car ('95 993 here in the US) also has the water flow sound (oil) from the passenger side at idle, which I assumed to be oil. I think it goes away once the car warms up which as stated previously, doesn't make sense as one would assume the oil should warm up before needing to flow to the oil cooler?
I never noticed the warm passenger belt, is that where I could warm my bagel on the way to work? Hang on I'm Australian, I meant to say my VEGEMITE toast!! <img src="graemlins/bigok.gif" border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" />
Dylan.
