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Old 06-03-2007, 04:29 PM
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i have a 2000 civic si and when i drive it makes a ticking sound. but when i put it in neutral and rev it doesnt make it ,only when im in gear and on the road. does anybody have any ideas wat it is
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Sound coming from the engine? Rear end? Suspension? Tranny?

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sounds coming from the tranny
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cvc2nr69 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sounds coming from the tranny</TD></TR></TABLE>
Does it tick in any specific gear?

fluid?
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in every gear
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cvc2nr69 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a 2000 civic si and when i drive it makes a ticking sound. but when i put it in neutral and rev it doesnt make it ,only when im in gear and on the road. does anybody have any ideas wat it is</TD></TR></TABLE>
Axle, wheel bearing, possibly something contacting a brake rotor.

My only thought as to transmission internals would be the diff carrier bearings, but I can't say that those are a common failure at all.
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If it's not valve lash or tranny bearings it's probably just the plain fact that honda motors just tick.

I replaced/adjusted all kinds of **** on my hatch. Still ticking.

It's not knocking, valve lash, valves, springs, timing, wheel bearings, axles, hubs, or tires.

Just ticks.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If it's not valve lash or tranny bearings it's probably just the plain fact that honda motors just tick.

I replaced/adjusted all kinds of **** on my hatch. Still ticking.

It's not knocking, valve lash, valves, springs, timing, wheel bearings, axles, hubs, or tires.

Just ticks.</TD></TR></TABLE>
He said it only occurs while the car is rolling.

That is not an engine noise.

Ticking from the engine, particularly B16s, is typically injector noise.
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I know all about injector noise, i'm positive that's the ticking I have. The resolution to that is to get them re-furbished or get new ones.

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I know all about injector noise, i'm positive that's the ticking I have. The resolution to that is to get them re-furbished or get new ones.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That's not really going to serve any purpose other than wasting time and money. The new injectors will just sound the same.

My EM1's injectors made noticeable noise for the entire time I owned the car, which was from about 40,000mi to 80,000mi.
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injectors tick...
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maybe ur sitting on a ticking time bomb that countsdown when ur in gear. its just a small tick right? not a TACK or a thud?
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Default Re: ticking sound in 2000 civic si (cycoclown)

I got that same ticking sound on my 00' civicSi also. And its coming from the injectors. Im pretty sure thats normal though....
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I know all about injector noise, i'm positive that's the ticking I have. The resolution to that is to get them re-furbished or get new ones.

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well it's not quite just the injectors ticking. ANY vtec motor will tick because of the simple fact that when VTEC is not active, the VTEC rockers are just flapping in the wind (so to speak) as they get slapped around by the cam.

That doesnt seem to have much to do with the OP's question, though. I dunno man...what kind of tick...does the frequency go up or down with speed? or is it constant? Does it do it only around turns?
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^^ my y7 definately doesn't have vtec.
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Default Re: ticking sound in 2000 civic si (ek forever guy)

Hmm i dont here any ticking in my b16a1 or from the tranny? ticking ey maybe its nothing to worry about ... If other people have the same ticking sound and really doesnt have a problem well it shouldnt be a big problem except the fact there is a ticking try going to honda to get a 100% diagonsis of why its ticking
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honda tranny fluid how much that stuff cost from a dealer?
my b16 ticks.....
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93sihatchy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">honda tranny fluid how much that stuff cost from a dealer?
my b16 ticks.....</TD></TR></TABLE>

~$10
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oo yea... thnx ek
peaple tell me u can run 10X30 in it is this true?
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Yeah the sound doesnt really get louder but the tiking does go faster as speed increases- although its not quite a ticking sound, its louder like a clack sound. It seems to be coming from the right side. In neutral sound goes away even if running.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cvc2nr69 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah the sound doesnt really get louder but the tiking does go faster as speed increases- although its not quite a ticking sound, its louder like a clack sound. It seems to be coming from the right side. In neutral sound goes away even if running.</TD></TR></TABLE>

maybe it has something to do with your clutch.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93sihatchy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oo yea... thnx ek
peaple tell me u can run 10X30 in it is this true?</TD></TR></TABLE>

10W30 is only recommended as a TEMPORARY fix. Honda MTF can be had for around $5 each (you need around 2 to 2.5 quarts) from honda whole salers. Try ricks2k.com or hondaautomotiveparts.com. Thats where i get stuff from.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cvc2nr69 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah the sound doesnt really get louder but the tiking does go faster as speed increases- although its not quite a ticking sound, its louder like a clack sound. It seems to be coming from the right side. In neutral sound goes away even if running.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Sounds like a bad CV joint. Check your axle for broken/torn/missing CV boots. You'll have to replace the axle if they are open to the elements.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B serious &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ANY vtec motor will tick because of the simple fact that when VTEC is not active, the VTEC rockers are just flapping in the wind (so to speak) as they get slapped around by the cam.</TD></TR></TABLE>
No, they don't. The lost motion assemblies in the head hold the center rocker arms against the cam when they are not engaged to the primary rocker arms.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93sihatchy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">honda tranny fluid how much that stuff cost from a dealer?</TD></TR></TABLE>
$5.63 per quart (part no. 08798-9031). D-series transmissions take 1.8 quarts, and B-series transmissions take 2.2 quarts.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">peaple tell me u can run 10X30 in it is this true?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, you can - however, I recommend against it. The shift feel with conventional engine oil is awful. I noted much smoother shifts with my S4C transmission when I switched from 10w-30 to Honda MTF.


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What i meant by "flapping in the wind" is that they're not doing anything, they're just getting slapped by the cam. Bad choice of words, I guess. Either way, since they're not active, they do tick.
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I bet $10 its the valves. I would always hear this ticking noise on my ls and when in nuetral I would hold revs to see if I could hear it and i couldn't, but on the road I would hear it. he said the ticking increases with rpms this would make perfect sense. After i did a valve lash adjustment the noise wasn't nearly as loud but still their. valve adjustment ftw! hondas just have really loud valvetrains.


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