i have a NA b18c1, built with all the regular goodies and it runs fine. the problem is is that is it making a terrible squeaking sound that doesn't go away.....it has been described as similar to when a distributer is going bad. acura has had tranny off twice and no luck there. does it the same in nuetral as in gear. any leads, suggestions are greatly appreciated. thanks so much....

 

well the first question I have is where is the sound comming from? drivers side of the engine, passanger side? towards the back? front? what?

 

"seems" to be from the passenger side of the engine bay, however this sound is rather loud and very high pitch making source difficult to pin point.

 

when they removed the trans I assume they inspected the clutch/pressure plate and throwout bearing? I had a 2000 SI a couple weeks ago, came in for a noise similar to what your describing but it went away when you pushed the clutch in, turns out he had a bad throwout bearing. Another noise maker is the countershaft inside the trans, it will make noise @ idle and during acceleration, id ask them if they took the case apart to inspect internals.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by towsondragcrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when they removed the trans I assume they inspected the clutch/pressure plate and throwout bearing? I had a 2000 SI a couple weeks ago, came in for a noise similar to what your describing but it went away when you pushed the clutch in, turns out he had a bad throwout bearing. Another noise maker is the countershaft inside the trans, it will make noise @ idle and during acceleration, id ask them if they took the case apart to inspect internals. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I am glad I found this thread! I am going through something similar but mine is a metal-on-metal vibration coming from the passenger side of the car (right front). It started on Thursday afternoon and has progressively gotten worse. I took it to two places-the Honda dealership I frequent and another local mechanic. Both told me it that it sounded like a bad release bearing. So I purchase a new clutch overnight (and a ACT ProLite flywheel ) and have it installed. I pick it up yesterday and the noise is STILL THERE! On top of that, it is even worse-now it does it at idle, especially with the A/C on, and when I press the accelerator. I looked underneath the car today and the cat is vibrating like something fierce. I asked the shop that replaced the clutch before they installed it if they found anything loose or damaged during the removal of the transmission and they said no. While I did need to replace the clutch (I was starting to get some bad slippage), I didn't really need to drop $940 right now on this. Any suggestions as to what it could be before I wind up tearing the whole car apart just to find that a bolt is loose or a heat sheild is rattling?