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"Gargling" Fuel Pump?
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:04 am
by Subaru_Nation555
When I start my car whether its cold or hot, there is this "gargling" or "bubbling" sound from the fuel pump or somewhere down near the gas tank. It will continue to make this sound until I rev. the engine. The fuel delivery is fine, no rough idle of hesitating. The car has 115,000 miles on it and the pump is the original. Is this normal or is it a sign of a failing pump or something else
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:09 am
by Subaru_Nation555
btw, i have only been able to hear it this month, so its a new issue
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:28 am
by J-MoNeY
There sometimes is a "gargeling" sound if you have air in your cooling system, so when it comes though your heater core it makes a bubblingish sound. It sometimes means your head gaskets are gone. That may not be the problem though.
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 5:55 am
by BAC5.2
I need to burp my cooling system then, I get that too when I start the car and move it. It sounds like water sloshing around.
I know what I am doing in the morning
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 6:29 am
by stipro
My car does the "Gargling" sound as well and it sounds like its from the fuel pump, wierd, huh.
Still scratching my head.
me tooo
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 6:49 am
by hack0r
ok like i have the same prob.. does any one no how to get the the heater.. where the water is keep coz its pissing me off...
Re: me tooo
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 10:09 pm
by J-MoNeY
hack0r wrote:ok like i have the same prob.. does any one no how to get the the heater.. where the water is keep coz its pissing me off...
It's just the air in your system, not the water so much. There should be a air vent screw or something on your radiator.
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 7:11 pm
by tris91ricer
yup, yup. I can attest to that. Just unscrew the cap (should have a philips head on it) on the right side of your radiator, and run the car.. i believe that bleeds the system of any air.
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 7:15 pm
by vrg3
Turbo models don't have that burp screw.
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2004 11:44 pm
by hack0r
then how do you get the air out??
Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 2:20 am
by vrg3
Instead of the burp screw, there's a hose fitting, and the hose connects to the filler bottle, which has a check valve that only allows flow into the bottle. So, it should burp on its own as the rest of the system is burped.
Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2004 3:37 am
by legacy92ej22t
I will get a slight gurgle from my FP but I can only hear it if I have the rear seats down and the cover plate removed. It also only does it if the car has sat for a while. When my car broke down a while back I was listening for the pump to prime and heard it. I drove for about 3 weeks with the seats down and the plate removed. It consistantly did it when the pump primed after the car sat.