ExistEvolution

01 civic ex 5 speed, car makes a very faint whine sound when driving, is this normal on our model of civic? its not intermittent its constant when in movement

any ideas?

ExistEvolution

now i get a wierd gurgling sound coming from the heater core area or behind the dash?

Steez26

i have a whineing sound coming from my car as well it sounds like its coming from the breaks but my breaks are failry new. only happens when the car is moving.

abchilln

Air in the coolant system. I had this when I bought my 04 a couple weeks ago. I just went ahead and had a coolant flush since I was at 65,000 miles. Gurgling noise gone!

Also, the whining noise may be the alternator. Place the car in neutral and rev the engine. Does it coincide with the RPMs?

Steez26

nope. not for me at least i only hear the whineing when the car is rolling

ExistEvolution

ok i dove deeper into the noise to find it only sounded like it was coming from inside the dash but the noise is coming from the airbox of the airfilter any ideas before i tear into it.

abchilln

Which noise?

To test the gurgling noise, switch the temperature dial to hot. The noise should be prevalant. When you switch it to cold, it'll go away.

ExistEvolution

i'm going to wait the gurgling sound disappeared btw (stupid gremlins and gnomes), the ticking sound however is still present, it sounds like it is coming from the the intake manifold side and throttle body area, also the whining sound is the alternator. by the time spring break is over everything under the hood will be new.