Losing my mind...

Yes, yes, I know...

My offroad/farm/hunting vehicle is a 2003 Bounty - crew cab (cab plus), with a flat deck tray.

I've recently started hearing water/fluid sloshing around. It is really noticeable when I reverse, and hit the brakes. Sounds exactly like I have a big 10lt water jug half full...

It is driving me nuts :D

I've had a good look to see if the fuel tank somehow came loose. Does not look like it. I've checked the fuel filler cap.

I've triple checked that there is not a water-bottle under the seats, in the cubby or anywhere in the cab.

I've checked both the front and suicide doors to see if water somehow got into them. Nope.

Like I said, more noticeable when braking in reverse, but I do hear it faintly when accelerating forward as well.

Any idea / suggestion appreciated :)

get someone else to listen for it....kid be the best..... they can climb around inside wagon while you maneuver.. or turn radio up!!!

Auto or manual Mrs prada had the same sound turned out to b trans issues

Water in the bottom of either your drivers door or passengers door, normally the passengers door

Poke a knitting needle or wire up into the drainage hole as they will be blocked

sometimes they have a rubber plug

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Originally Posted by 7mmsaum

Water in the bottom of either your drivers door or passengers door, normally the passengers door

Poke a knitting needle or wire up into the drainage hole as they will be blocked

sometimes they have a rubber plug

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Exactly what he said

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Or could be in the sill. Can you still hear it if you get out and have a piss.

He checked the doors already

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Originally Posted by Gibo

He checked the doors already

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Check again

Especially the passengers front door

Think there’s two compartments in the bottom of it

how full was the tank when it happened? is the radiator full of water/glycol?

I'll go looking for the drainage holes tomorrow and report back.

Diesel tank full. Bladder empty :thumbsup:

Inside the chassis frame or cross members? Pretty easy to get a bit of dirt clogging up the drain holes, not sure how water would get into them unless you took it for a swim

Have a sunroof? If yes check the sill drains are clear, sunroof drains to the sills so easy for water to build up in tere.

My money is on AC drains being blocked and water has built up in your air vents.

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Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

My money is on AC drains being blocked and water has built up in your air vents.

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yea check th AC and not just the drains...... most likely never been serviced had a vehicle come in with the exact same problem a few months after we had done some work on it owner thought it was a water leak caused by our work and was embarrassed much when i went for a drive with her and it stopped as soon as i switched the air con off

Yeah second person on smooth flat concrete gets to the bottom of sound problems real quick


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Water in your ear drum is a possibility too haha, also a air pocket in your coolant system or coolant passing to or from the overflow


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Thanks for all the suggestions boys... Problem solved :thumbsup:

And the smartie prize goes too....... @gun guy and @berg243

Sill drain hole on the driver side plugged with some central plateau mud from a recent trip. Got a good 4lt out of there...

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Sill e cnut!

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Originally Posted by ebf

Thanks for all the suggestions boys... Problem solved :thumbsup:

And the smartie prize goes too....... @gun guy and @berg243

Sill drain hole on the driver side plugged with some central plateau mud from a recent trip. Got a good 4lt out of there...

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if you don't want internal rust in the sill it'd be prudent to ask a panel beater what you can do to try and prevent it

Just dry it out and spray fish oil into it is the old school way

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Originally Posted by gun guy

Just dry it out and spray fish oil into it is the old school way

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I use the Super Cheap Auto spray can stuff. But, it can block drainage as well.

Yea its something you just need to keep an eye on even mud blocks them. Ive got a tube that goes on my underseal gun that you poke down into sills and pillars etc wit a nozzel that sprays sideways as you slowly draw the tube out of sill etc

Interesting read.

Good result.
I'm pleased your like me and use a 2 litre container to catch 4 litres :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by ebf

Thanks for all the suggestions boys... Problem solved :thumbsup:

And the smartie prize goes too....... @gun guy and @berg243

Sill drain hole on the driver side plugged with some central plateau mud from a recent trip. Got a good 4lt out of there...

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Just dry it out and spray fish oil into it is the old school way

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Next question "I have a fishy smell in my wagon......." Cannot wait for the answers on that!!

Yeah the Supercheap Auto Fish Oil Spray does leave a bit of a dead shark odour for a while but it's pretty well deoderised, not like the old fisholene of years ago which did hum for ages.

I think we've already had the old "you can rub it and scrub it and give it hell" in another thread not too long ago.......

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Next question "I have a fishy smell in my wagon......." Cannot wait for the answers on that!!

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check behind seat for panties :thumbsup:

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Yeah the Supercheap Auto Fish Oil Spray does leave a bit of a dead shark odour for a while but it's pretty well deoderised, not like the old fisholene of years ago which did hum for ages.

I think we've already had the old "you can rub it and scrub it and give it hell" in another thread not too long ago.......

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once you've worked on a rubbish truck full of rubbish and maggots dropping out of it most things don't smell to bad...

Check the bottom sills beneath your doors, common place for it to pool also, pop the bung, drain and replace.

From a dirty old port car washer, vents are your enemy, they gather and hold leaves seeds and mud, perfect for rust and plant growth. Then chassis rail ,and anywhere that has wheel arch covers, plastic surrounds any where that creates a pocket , for crap to settle.

Bash plates are another great place to collect grass seeds straw.

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Good result.
I'm pleased your like me and use a 2 litre container to catch 4 litres :thumbsup:

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Nothing like a bit of underestimation. I had to 'drain' a 300x300x200 mm hole with a tin can and 10l bucket. Almost filled the second 44gal drum.

The last time I did an oil change on my van I was very glad the mechanic had written on top of the air filter " 8.3L with filter". Firstly I wouldn't have had enough oil to do the change, and secondly I would have used a 4L container to try and catch just over 8L :ORLY:
Seems like a shitload of oil but it is a 3L engine I guess

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The last time I did an oil change on my van I was very glad the mechanic had written on top of the air filter " 8.3L with filter". Firstly I wouldn't have had enough oil to do the change, and secondly I would have used a 4L container to try and catch just over 8L :ORLY:
Seems like a shitload of oil but it is a 3L engine I guess

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Yeah, got caught with that with the TD42 at 9.2l.

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Nothing like a bit of underestimation. I had to 'drain' a 300x300x200 mm hole with a tin can and 10l bucket. Almost filled the second 44gal drum.

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Greetings @gadjetman,
1 litre almost exactly measures 100 x 100 x 100 or 1 cubic decimetre so your hole had a capacity of 18 litres. A 44 UK gallon drum holds a little over 200 litres. Clearly your hole was refilling itself from the bottom. I am surprised you ever caught up.
Regards Grandpamac.

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Greetings @gadjetman,
1 litre almost exactly measures 100 x 100 x 100 or 1 cubic decimetre so your hole had a capacity of 18 litres. A 44 UK gallon drum holds a little over 200 litres. Clearly your hole was refilling itself from the bottom. I am surprised you ever caught up.
Regards Grandpamac.

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Yes, it was the bilge pump hole in a bouble skinned river weed cutter. The foreman would not listen to my explanation of why I really needed a pump.