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Gen 4 odd engine noise like sloshing water(not knocking of previous threads)

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by KenzoTH, Feb 29, 2016.

  1. KenzoTH

    KenzoTH Member

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    I started my Gen 4 Prius two yesterday and got out to adjust a bolt on the rear license plate and noticed a strange sound as the ICE in high throttle began the warm-up cycle- a sound like water sloshing around in the cat converter (or somewhere upstream?). Other new Gen 4 owners please check this and see if you hear this on startup. It is not regular enough a sound to be engine knocking, but literally like water churning. Not loud enough to hear from anywhere but right near the lower rear of the car. Anyone hear this on their new 2016? My Gen 3 never had this sound.
     
  2. pakitt

    pakitt Senior Member

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    Could it be the fuel vapor reclaimed and reinserted in the fuel tank?
    When I fuel my Gen3 I often seen some fuel
    Coming out from a side hole in the main fuel tube where I tank into.
     
  3. fotomoto

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    Since you were at the rear of the car, could it have been the fuel pump?