Just picked up a 2000 civic si and was running fine and drove fine. on my way home the other night when slowing down and downshifting to second a screeching noise started and the car cut off, like the clutch wouldn't engage and shut off. started car back up with clutch pedal pressed in and loud screeching noise again..let off the clutch pedal and the noise goes away.

checked MTF and seemed very low...refilled with honda mtf and started her back up...no fix...tried bleeding the slave cylinder cuz the pedal felt a little spongey...still no fix...

it only does this upon startup of the car with clutch pedal pressed down and when shifting up to second or down to second...third through fifth gear no problems at all....also when the car is running in neutral if i barely press down on the clutch pedal you can hear the screech start up, then when pressed all the way down it gets loud...like metal on metal screeching noise...

any thoughts/suggestions????


also no noise when running idle...runs quiet until you press the pedal in

 

Could it be the throw out bearing?

 

I'd say its the pilot bearing because the only time that's doing anything is when the clutch is pressed in and that's when your hearing the noise. If your going to be dropping the trans though you might as well replace your clutch/resurface the flywheel and get a new throwout bearing too.

 

from what i've read when the clutch is not engaged and there is noise it's the pilot bearing but when the clutch is engaged and there is noise it's the throw out bearing...any light on this?

 

so now when i start the car and press the pedal in to put in gear it stalls...wtf mate

 

My 1999 Honda CRV just had this problem tonight. It has been sitting idle for a month while I was out of state. When I tried to start it up tonight I had exactly the same problems. Loud screech related to the clutch, and the engine is now stalling. Did anyone find resolution here?

 

If you push the clutch in and it starts screeching the throwout bearing is bad.

 

I'm having the same problem. No stalls yet tho. I replace my slave cyl because it was a little leaky but to be safe im replacing the entire clutch assembly.

 

It's the throwout bearing most likely. Might as well replace the pilot bearing and do a clutch job if it has been a while since it was performed.

 

i know it's been awhile but tore my transmission apart and it was the small bearing located in the flywheel(input shaft bearing i think it's called)...came apart and all the bearings came out breaking all the splines on my pressure plate and caused the screeching noise and eventually lockig up...replaced both bearings(input shaft and throwout bearing), slave and master cylinder and put a stage 3 clutch in and 8lb mueller flywheel...all good to go now

 

Pilot bearing, input shaft bearing is in the transmission.