2002 Civic LX motor noise
#1
2002 Civic LX motor noise
i have an 02 civic lx that i recently bought and have just today discovered an engine noise that sounds out of the ordinary . its hard to describe the sound - its not a clicking noise. it only happens when you give it a bit of gas and the rpm's are rising, especially between 2 and 3k rpm. if you smoothly give it a small amount of gas it wont make a noise, so you kind of have to blip the throttle a bit to hear it. im very stressed out about it because i just bought the car not too long ago. also, i bought it from a subaru shop that also sells cars and it looks to me like they have replaced the top of the motor, or at least got new plastic and painted the top cover. any advice would be appreciated
edit: im starting to think that is just the way these motors sound. besides that sound the motor is very healthy and strong, and also i have never owned a honda/l4 motor, so i could be thinking that the noise is bad when it is actually normal. please let me know what you guys think
edit: im starting to think that is just the way these motors sound. besides that sound the motor is very healthy and strong, and also i have never owned a honda/l4 motor, so i could be thinking that the noise is bad when it is actually normal. please let me know what you guys think
Last edited by TheKraken; 11-25-2014 at 12:36 PM.
#4
ok, i will try that. it doesnt sound like the motor is going to blow apart, i just thought that it sounded abnormal. are these motors supposed to sound kinda raspy?
#5
yes honda motors do sound raspy due to the valves of course if that is the sound you are referring to which we can't diagnose over the inerwebz without sound. when is the last time your valves were adjusted ??? but like said before its impossible do know without hearing the noise.
Last edited by lowlife9; 11-28-2014 at 05:40 PM.
#6
yes honda motors do sound raspy due to the valves of course if that is the sound you are referring to which we can't diagnose over the inerwebz without sound. when is the last time your valves were adjusted ??? but like said before its impossible do know without hearing the noise.
edit: i just watched this video, and maybe that is the sound?
Last edited by TheKraken; 12-01-2014 at 04:18 AM.
#8
i took it to a honda specialist yesterday and he said it has a bad rod bearing, but im not sure. he only listened to it for a sec, but i think he knows what he is talking about
#10
yes unfortunately it does sound like a bad rod these civics 01-05 had head gaskiet issue and sometimes antifreeze can seep into the oil and cause the oil to break down and become useless as a lubricant. check the bottom of your overflow tank for oil.