Gurgling & No Heat!

Do you park the car on a slope with the front pointing downhill? I had the same thing along with loss of brake fluid for the first month I owned the car. I have a theory explaining the brakes...the gromets on the lines going into the top of the master cylinder were leaking, but the leaking brake fluid swelled the gromets so they have not leaked in the last 6 weeks. The same thing happened with the coolant (the low fluid message came on about once a week for the first month and then stopped) but I do not yet have a theory for how that stopped.

Hope the brake fluid was neutralized so the car still has a front end ;)

The grommets are cheap and easy to replace. Takes 10 minutes the first time around. They commonly leak, and I doubt it's smart to not replace them for safety reasons.

best, whit

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Originally Posted by lowell

Hope the brake fluid was neutralized so the car still has a front end ;)

The grommets are cheap and easy to replace. Takes 10 minutes the first time around. They commonly leak, and I doubt it's smart to not replace them for safety reasons.

best, whit

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Wait hold on... so are you saying DON'T replace them or DO replace them?

he's saying YES replace them.

I intend to replace them but have higher repair priorities such as the transmission whine (now fixed) and then the heater valve. The heater valve may tie in with the coolant loss since I believe the gurgling in the dash is due to an air bubble in the cooling system that redistrubutes itself when I park downhill (air rises to the highest point).