Hey everyone I hope you can help me out. I am a fellow car nut like you guys (had a SVT Contour, now have a Mazda6s). Anyhow, my fiancee's Civic is at the dealer right now because it is making some gurgling noises when she accelerates. Usually between 10 and 25mph or so. After that it stops until the next time you pull out from a standstill. Sounds as if it is coming from the passenger side of the engine compartment. The dealer says it is "normal", that the car is either low on coolant or has air in the system. They're suggesting either flushing the coolant or purging the air.
I don't buy their story though. I'm not familiar with Civics but I know cars in general and I know that air should NOT be in the cooling system, and that the level should NOT be low. If either are the case then it would seem that there is a greater problem (leaking head gasket? cracked head?). It kind of has me worried because the car is about 2k miles from being up on its warranty. Sorry to ask for a response on such short notice but she's gotta call the dealer tomorrow to tell them what to do...
Oh and the other thing...they're saying the coolant is part of the 30k mile tune-up? That can't be...or is it? Coolant shouldn't be until 100k (or 50k if you want to be nice).
I don't buy their story though. I'm not familiar with Civics but I know cars in general and I know that air should NOT be in the cooling system, and that the level should NOT be low. If either are the case then it would seem that there is a greater problem (leaking head gasket? cracked head?). It kind of has me worried because the car is about 2k miles from being up on its warranty. Sorry to ask for a response on such short notice but she's gotta call the dealer tomorrow to tell them what to do...
Oh and the other thing...they're saying the coolant is part of the 30k mile tune-up? That can't be...or is it? Coolant shouldn't be until 100k (or 50k if you want to be nice).