Bubbly sound at startup..Normal???

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Author Message   jacob armstrong (Redrock438) New Member Username: Redrock438 Post Number: 9 Registered: 01-2004 Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 05:40 pm:    When I start my disco, I hear the sound of girgling water. It sounds like its right behind the dash but theres no leak. I dont recall it doing this all the time just the past 10k miles or so. Is this normal? It mainly does it when the engine hasnt reached operating temp. Any advice is appreciated.   Steve Rupp (Steve_rupp) Member Username: Steve_rupp Post Number: 182 Registered: 03-2003 Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 05:52 pm:    This is a common sound when low on coolant.   Melissa (Roverchic) Member Username: Roverchic Post Number: 226 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 06:21 pm:    Mine does it too, however the coolant level is not low. Sounds like a rush of water coming from the left side near the glove box. Melissa 1998 D1   Sergei Rodionov (Uzbad) Senior Member Username: Uzbad Post Number: 455 Registered: 08-2003 Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 06:55 pm:    Is A/C turned on?   Melissa (Roverchic) Member Username: Roverchic Post Number: 227 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 07:58 pm:    No Sergei my A/C is not turned on. Mine does it after sitting over night, when it has not had a chance to warm up yet. Go to start it in the morning and I get the gurgle noise.   Chuck Stroud (Str0ud) Member Username: Str0ud Post Number: 49 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:03 pm:    Roverchic, It is the sound of air bubbles in your coolant passing through your heater core. -Str0ud   Big Ed (Sandman) Member Username: Sandman Post Number: 121 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 01:45 am:    Strange...mine does it to. However, my heater is capped off (part of the Gulf Spec design) and thus no coolant is passing through my heater core. What else could it be? I believe it is normal as I've heard it in other none Gulf Spec Discos as well. SandMan   Nadim Samara (Discodino) Senior Member Username: Discodino Post Number: 337 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 02:46 am:    Same here on my Gulf Disco...None on my "normal" Disco though... I htink if you listen closely its a "good morning" greeting in the native language the LR is in...Ed...you getting the "Sabah El Kheir?" too?   Melissa (Roverchic) Member Username: Roverchic Post Number: 228 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 01:32 pm:    Hey guys... So it is normal then?? I do not have a Gulf Spec Disco though.. As long as it is normal..Thats all I care about! Roverchic   Sergei Rodionov (Uzbad) Senior Member Username: Uzbad Post Number: 458 Registered: 08-2003 Posted on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 01:45 pm:    Yup, what Chuck said. Damn thing heats up, creates space, then it cools down and if there is any air in system - it collected there. Its not very good, ideally you shouldnt get any air in there, but on many occasions it makes its way. Also bubbles can be sign of some slow leak that allows air to slowly get into some micro hole, while leaking coolant.   A. Oscar Johnson (Ojay01) New Member Username: Ojay01 Post Number: 12 Registered: 01-2004 Posted on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 12:04 pm:    My 1996 disco had the same noise until the day I change all the cooling system hoses, reducer hose, upper and lower radiator and oil cooling hoses. Now no more rush of bubbles. In my rooki wisdom I'd put my money on the slow leak that sits over night and allows a small amount of air into the system over night.   Andrew Lenz (Alenz) New Member Username: Alenz Post Number: 27 Registered: 09-2003 Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 01:06 am:    My 99 D2 had the same noise. Topped off the coolant twice. It ended up being a head gasket leak. LR is replacing the head gasket under the ext. warranty.