Hey guys, Okay so yesterday was the first snow of the year and i took my new 08 Evo GSR for a spin, did some snow donuts, didnt beat her up to bad she still only has under 500 miles!!!! However now while driving, or even if the car is just one, theres this weird noise coming from it sounds like behind my steering wheel, sounds like a bubbling sound like water is passin thru sumthing And i dunno what it is. I thought myabe it was snow stuffed somewere inside the motor but i blew all the snow off and the noise is still there any ideas. Also my steering wheel seems to be makin quite a bit of noise as well

 

I think the problem is donuts and the car being under 500 miles.

 

Donuts aren't that hard on an AWD car unless you launch the car to initiate it, but then again launching into a donut isn't any harder on a car than launching at a drag strip. In any case, the limited slips and center diff/transfer case won't build up enough heat to cause any damage unless he sat there doing donuts for like 5 min straight at redline. Drifiting around in the snow is just good fun and isn't going to hurt anything, so I don't think that's his problem. My guess is that some snow got stuck in or around the steering rack system and that's probably what's causing the noise. To the OP: go to a pressure washer bay and spray the underbody thoroughly, being careful to avoid high pressure on any electronic sensors. If the problem still isn't fixed, take it to your dealer and see if they can figure it out. Good luck.

 

thanks bro, Yeah i didnt even come close to hittin redline, didnt launch it, and i barely hit 5k, I was really careful and just tapped the ebrake to start spinning... So I doubt I've done any damage. Also was thinking maybe its low on Power steerin fluid as well. Ill check it out tomorrow and check for more snow/ice near the steering rack, and if dont find anything, its still under warantee.

 

+1 i did the same thing the first snow and couldn't believe the ammount of snow this thing packed underneith it. warm spray and an overnight in the garage and she should be fine. was def. worth the 2 dollars in quarters!!