scottyieoittie

Hi I got A question if somebody can please help me out with? I got A 95 Honda civic del sol d series sohc. I dont race it, its slow as hell lol. My engine is making a light clicking sound my friends say i might of shot a rod? How would i know if i shot a rod? I mean everytime i drive it sounds like iam dragging cans a lil bit anybody know what it might be or how much it might cost to fix. Thanks in advance! Oh real quick my friend says rev it up it really starts doing that noise a lil louder for some particular reason around 2-3 rpms after higher its not as loud.

ShiftRed

wheres it coming from top or bottom of the motor? if top could just be your lifter's clicking which can be adjusted...whens the last time you changed your oil?

scottyieoittie

thanks for the reply bro appreciate it my friend says its coming from under the engine i havent changed the oil in a long time tell u the truth i aint even working n hardly drive it i means its been over 3000 miles close to 5000 lol

ShiftRed

i say change the oil and see if the clicking quits or calms down then get back to us

scottyieoittie

for sure thanks for the reply again bro.

ShiftRed

any luck so far?

scottyieoittie

not yet bro for some reason its kinda hard to explain my oil pan where you drain it has a certain plug and none of the places where I live in hesperia ca, aint got the tool to drain the oil. Certain type of tool. I appreciate all the help n thanks in advance.

Akiraboy

Please change your oil first as you suggested and examine the oil for shavings ect.

Totally unrelated from the oil issue but *personally*, it may be possible that you have a loose catalytic converter shield. Mine is loose and makes noise from slightly above idle to 3500k or so and then nothing. Hopefully, thats the clattering sound you're referring to.

iamthefollower

Yeah, i'd definately change the oil and check it for shavings, if there are shavings in it then you spun a bearing.. which will have the rod knocking ...

scottyieoittie

i sure will thank-you Akiraboy & iamthefollower.

iamthefollower

No problem man, just let us know what happens with it

ShiftRed

i think its just the lifters but since i cant hear the car i cant tell you exactly... but just like the others said check for shavings

this happened to my h23 and turned out to be just the lifters

iamthefollower

You can take the end of a jack handle and put it up to the motor(on the head and on the block) and put your ear on the handle.... we did this with my buddy's h22 before he got rid of it, it was also his lifters..

ShiftRed

my lifters where bad man it sounded like fire crackers when i started the car had my brother adjust the lifters and pured like a kitten