watch the vid first!



The car is a 1990Si hatch with a Z6 swap.

The noise comes from the front passenger side.

so this has been a reoccurring problem now for a couple of months it used to happen only once a week or so, but now it occurs all the time, up to 3-5 times on a short trip.

it happens randomly, it has happened while taking a corner, on a bumpy road, on smooth roads, while going straight, while in 2nd-4th gears, usually between 2-5k rpm's, pretty much in any normal driving situation i have heard this noise. I have noticed that if im at cruising speed it happens too, but if i pretty much come to a near stop the noise will go away, if i speed up it gets louder.

I dunno im stumped, theres no belts on that side of the car so it cant be that, it cant really be a bushing (they are still the stock bushings) cause that would likely lead to a more constant squeaking and not a random noise like this, maybe its my shock itself? i dunno......

im running SKUNK2 Pro S coilovers, they were brand new when i installed them back in april.

any ideas?????

 

could be one of the front brake dust shield.

 

Sounded like it was correlated with engine speed, or maybe just vehicle speed.

When you're parked and you rev it up does it do it?

Does it go away at WOT?

Does the sound/pitch change when you go over bumps/take corners or otherwise compress/decompress the suspension?

It doesn't really sound like a belt, it sounds like something slower like something rubbing an axle, or wheel bearing? Wheel bearing noise doesn't really sound like that though IME. Dust shield rubbing the rotor?

Jack the car up, and inspect. Try to jiggle the wheel, see if there's anything rubbing the wheel/tire/rotor/axle/cv joints

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by danmdevries &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sounded like it was correlated with engine speed, or maybe just vehicle speed.

When you're parked and you rev it up does it do it?

Does it go away at WOT?

Does the sound/pitch change when you go over bumps/take corners or otherwise compress/decompress the suspension?

It doesn't really sound like a belt, it sounds like something slower like something rubbing an axle, or wheel bearing? Wheel bearing noise doesn't really sound like that though IME. Dust shield rubbing the rotor?

Jack the car up, and inspect. Try to jiggle the wheel, see if there's anything rubbing the wheel/tire/rotor/axle/cv joints</TD></TR></TABLE>

No is does not do it while parked.

No it does not go away at WOT, that makes it worse most of the time, altho yesterday it did but only once...

No the sound does not change going over bumps, a bump can cause it though, but like i said before it happens while going straight on perfectly smooth roads

ive inspected it about a month ago and didnt notice anything rubbing, i jiggled the wheel around and got nothing. Im gonna get a tech to check it out at work, just thought id ask around first!

 

just listened to it again but louder this timelol. check out the the front hubs might be this little ring thats between the axle and the hub. look at the discs too. does it go away when you turn?

 

almost sounds like a speedo cable

 

http://www.hondaautomotivepart...UCKLE
#2 is what im talking about.

 

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You might be on to something. That sound is identical to what I used to get.

I had this problem with a few of my old late 70's/early 80's GM G and D body cars.

But he stated the speedo is working fine. Whenever it happened to me, the speedo would be jumpy.

Might be worth looking into, grease up your speedo cable, see if it goes away.

And the dust ring on the backside of your hub could be the culprit too as someone just stated above.

 

speedo cable huh? well i know for sure that the cotter pin isnt holding it in, cause when we did the swap we just plugged it back in maybe its loose?

 

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Nah, that sound would be from an old cable that's no longer lubricated. But as I said earlier, it would probably cause your speedo to jump around.

 

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Nah, that sound would be from an old cable that's no longer lubricated. But as I said earlier, it would probably cause your speedo to jump around. </TD></TR></TABLE>

ya my speedo is fine, as you can see in the vid.

 

could it be ur steering rack???? mine did made sumwat of that noise at certain speeds for a long period of time(only while driving). take a look at the steering rack boot.

 

hmmm well i think im gonna get a tech to check it out at work tomorrow (i work at honda) and see what they say, cause i dont have time these days to check it out on my own since i work full time and take night classes ugh....but thanks for the help so far guys! keep the input comin!

 

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dont think it could be, the noise is clearly coming from the front passenger side.

 

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dont think it could be, the noise is clearly coming from the front passenger side. </TD></TR></TABLE>
hmm...check the steering rack boot(located on the passenger side) just to make sure. check bushings as well.

 

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hmm...check the steering rack boot(located on the passenger side) just to make sure. check bushings as well. </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol **** my bad, shows how much i know doh!

 

btw (cant tell fron video,sounds liek supercharger of somesort ) does the sound, sounds like its grinding??

 

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haha supercharger lol i wish! ill be boosting soon tho.....no not really its just a really loud squeal

 

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ive inspected it about a month ago

Im gonna get a tech to check it out at work, just thought id ask around first!

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#1 if it were my car and i didnt know what it was, i wouldnt drive it. let alone at WOT.
#2 you looked at it a month ago and couldnt figure it out, but continued to drive it?
#3 you work with automotive technicians and this has been going on for a month?
#4 you took the time to take the video, upload it, and post it here on h-t?


dude..... take it into work tomorrow and have them check it out.

 

your speedo could still work and be squeeky, my VW did it, idno somethin to look into, try unpluggin the speedo from the tranny, see if the noise goes away

 

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not even close.

 

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#1 if it were my car and i didnt know what it was, i wouldnt drive it. let alone at WOT.
#2 you looked at it a month ago and couldnt figure it out, but continued to drive it?
#3 you work with automotive technicians and this has been going on for a month?
#4 you took the time to take the video, upload it, and post it here on h-t?


dude..... take it into work tomorrow and have them check it out.</TD></TR></TABLE>

ya it happened randomly and infrequently before like once a week and the past few days its gotten 10X worse. the noise used to only last a sec or two so i thought nothing of it, figured it was a bushing or something. the only reason i made the vid was because i had my cam on me today so i made a vid on the way home. and yes ill be letting a tech look at it.

 

does the noise change or go away at all when you use the brakes?

 

that to me sounds like a bearing is shot only way that i know to test it is to lift that corner grab the tire and move top to bottom if the wheel seems loose than that's the source of the noise

 

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I second this, sounds exactly the same as my speedo cable before i poured half a litre of WD40 down its pipe. lol