a scary moment

sd88supra · 02-05-2006, 11:04 PM

after my mechanic fixed my idling problem (mal-functioning IAC valve, and an air leak), my car was running beautifully. However, today I made a quick trip to the liquor store and my car did some crazy idle revs. It would go from almost 0 to 2 RPM and then back down. It even stalled on me once. On the way back home it seemed to be back to normal, I unplugged some of the spark plug wires to make sure all spark plugs were working, and sure enough it was stable at 1 RPM. However, that was a scary moment. Also when my car is cold I hear a liquid-like sound coming out of the center panel (or maybe the tranny?), and I have no idea what it is. When I start my car cold or I rev it when its cold, I hear that noise. The more I rev the engine the louder the noise is. As a matter of fact, this isnt the only MKIII Ive heard it in. Any ideas if theres something my mechanic missed?

02-05-2006, 11:04 PM	#1
sd88supra 3" Exhaust Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 190	a scary moment after my mechanic fixed my idling problem (mal-functioning IAC valve, and an air leak), my car was running beautifully. However, today I made a quick trip to the liquor store and my car did some crazy idle revs. It would go from almost 0 to 2 RPM and then back down. It even stalled on me once. On the way back home it seemed to be back to normal, I unplugged some of the spark plug wires to make sure all spark plugs were working, and sure enough it was stable at 1 RPM. However, that was a scary moment. Also when my car is cold I hear a liquid-like sound coming out of the center panel (or maybe the tranny?), and I have no idea what it is. When I start my car cold or I rev it when its cold, I hear that noise. The more I rev the engine the louder the noise is. As a matter of fact, this isnt the only MKIII Ive heard it in. Any ideas if theres something my mechanic missed?