this car is a 91 honda civic DX with a manual transmission if that helps at
all
"HyDr0" <adlfadminNOSPAM@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> it is a sound that occurs when the car is under load but the heatshield
for
> the exhaust was removed and replaced with a new cat last
> summer.....................it sounds as if it is coming from the
> transmission.... when the car is in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th gears now......
> but in 5th it makes just the normal sound.. it sounds as if there is no
> tranny fluid in the trans at all its a manual transmission and i think
what
> i am going to do is put it up on the lift tomorrow and chekc it out but im
> no mechanic so i cannot be for sure... any other suggestions?
>
>
> "George Pennington" <gfpennington@insight.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:hbPmc.102614$Vp5.4698@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> >
> > "HyDr0" <adlfadminNOSPAM@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > newsfCdnR5XxcVeCQbdRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> > > i have a new sound that developed in my engine comparment within the
> past
> > 3
> > > days... it kind of sounds like a grinding sound but its not its more
> like
> > a
> > > hevy vibration sound... i can feel it in the shifter when it happens
and
> > it
> > > only comes into play in first and second gears after that the car runs
> > > normal and has no problems at all.. any ideas?
> > >
> > If what you're hearing is a metallic rattle that is louder when the
car
> is
> > under load you may have a loose heatshield on your exhaust, this is very
> > common and easy to fix. get underneath the car and bang on the exhaust,
if
> > you hear the rattle doing this, check for a spot where the weld on the
> > heatshield may have popped or rusted through. you can fix it by
applying
> a
> > hose clamp to secure the shield to the exhaust pipe. The most common
> > sections of the exhaust for this to happen are the a-pipe and the
> catalyst.
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> >
>
>