GroundZer0

Alright, i have a 1997 Honda Civic CX hatch, when i am in certain gears, going certain speeds, i will hear a really annoying rattling sound that sounds like my exhaust rattling bad, but when i press in the clutch, or speed up / shift gears, it seems to go away fro a little bit. Does anyone know what this would be? Anyone know how to fix it? Driving me f*ckin insane! Thanks! =]


BTW i just got this car a little while back, use to have a bomb crx, so this is new territory to me.

hondaeg95

do you have a lower tie bar in the rear? Thats what my problem is, my exhaust is always hitting it and makes a terrible nosie as well. What i did was took an old rubber bushing and placed it between my exhaust and my tie bar it makes little to no noise now. your exhaust might also be rubbing against a sway bar or control arm. you can fix it the same way that i said before though.

GroundZer0

I dont Have a lower tie bar, no mods as of yet =]... it does seem to be rattling against something, ill have to check it out when its not like -20 outside =[ Any other ideas what it may be? It only seems to do it when in gear..


Modified by GroundZer0 at 2:39 PM 1/18/2004

reward_1000

More than likely it is a heat shield around the converter or on your floor board, incertain gears under cetain loads, you will created just enough vibration to make it go away. You can fix it with a torch or anything that can cut it off.

sinatra

Could be the b-pipe rattling against the shifter.

clm

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What he said, except most of the heatshields will unbolt.

Discosteak

iTrader: (1)

i had the same problem i just took off all fo the head shields on the exhaust and problem solved

H22A EG6

it could be the cat converter heat sheild

redcivicgsr

my friend had the same prob on his 4 door...it was his heat shield...

Cynical 1

A pipe or cat heat shields. They rust, separate and rattle.

GroundZer0

So i should just try taking the heat shields off, should they just unbolt?

clm

Yes, they should just unbolt. I recommend wearing gogles, though, because of the rust. PB B'Laster, too if needed.