I was coming home from work and took a windy road so i stayed in 3rd gear between 5-6k rpms for this road which is about probley a min total at most. After that about 10 min later coming to a light and down shifting from 5-4-3 at 3rd and cruising to the red light about 3k rpm i could hear what sounded lik a ticking and would stop after going to 2 and coming to a stop. I changed my mtf with hmtf about 1000miles ago and put new shifter bushing in 2 wks ago. The car is a 00' covic ex with about 129,000 miles on stock clutch. Theres no slips with itbut just wondering what would cause a tick/rattle. Some said tob(throw out bearing) but idn any help is great thanks guys.

 

A failing clutch does not usually tick/rattle. Or at least I never heard of it. Usual signs are slipping, hard to get into gear and clutch pedal itself letting out at the top.

But I mean...If your clutch hast 130k on it....its time to change!

I don't see how its lasted that long if it is truly the stock clutch.

 

Why don't you think the tick is from the engine? Is the engine oil low?

 

anything fromm trans?

 

I just changed the oil 2 days ago just so its fresh for the drive to virgina. I no i need to do a tb cuz i think its the stock one and i no its an interference engine and there is ticking from the valves i can hear at idle. But not like tht idn i thnk its just me being paranoid im gettig my tb done soon tho

 

As far as i know the problem could be on valve springs and or guides. if they arent working properly could happen that the valve stays open and piston close it, but at the end yes u are lttl paranoid

 

That makes me feel better its my first car so it has to last me a while

 

hondas last more than you but check what i suggested

 

trust me i know about honda my family only have hondas my civic, moms rdx, dads s2k and tsx. i no my way aorund a honda.

 

So you figured out the problem?

 

well i drove home from work tonight and still heard it so i put it up on jacks and the cat heat shield had a tab that was broken so i took it off so ill find out tomorrow. if its not that ill address the valves next week and see if that works.

 

check if isnt the cat broken inside...

 

Good to know. I think mine's starting to go...

 

Alright so droveto and from work today and it was still there. The trans seems fine shifts and all just lik it before the sound so could it b a valve tick tht i can hear in high roms that just seems weird to me but i only hear this noise when the windows are up not down and the best i can explain is a vry faint metalilic noise that gos down with engine braking. And spmeone but a nice size door ding in my car

 

took the VC off today and inspected the belt and it looks new so im really happy about that with no rips, or freys and the water pump is a new one or at least looks it so im extra happy about that. im gonna get a valve job done next week i could probley learn to do it but ehh ill just pay for this job, i usually do my own stuff. but like before can you hear valve tick at high rpm only on decel. i dont hear it when im getting up to speed or anything?

 

from what i can understand from ur psts it seems is valve/rocker arm gap to be adjusted. I sincererly hope there's no valve stays open when to be closed and piston closes it. this means new valve guides

 

Im the 2nd owner the guy before had it 11.5 yrs and took good care of the car luckly got it with the org window sticker to back then gas for us was 566 a yr haha not any more

 

 

HA i win found out what it is. my friend and i went to chevy to get some mtf fluid cause it was buging me and i said listen to this did it he said yea sounds like a tick not 10 min later we hear a scrape constantly pull off the road bam mudflap is down and a really big rock in my tire pull it out(size of my thumb) try to make the sound again and nothing.