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I have a 04 civic si in canada and dx i think in the states,
its got the 1.7 VTec.
Theres a noise when accelerating, i believe its the Vtec kicking in?
am i correct.
heres a link to the video go to 1:35 to hear it the best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVfDt7X1N5w

thanks!
James

 
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In the states it would be an EX.

Vtec kicking in doesn't make any noise other than a change in engine pitch, that sounds like when you open the door with the keys in the ignition, weird.

 
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nononon, not the dinging noise, thats no seat belt. after that when i start accelerating in 1st theres a noise you can hear. like a clingging or something.?

 
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Sounds like the tranny.

 
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you think so? im not sure what it is..

 
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I hear it now.

Does it happen in every gear at that rpm range?

 
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Not every gear, usually the high gears like 1 and 2, its not near as bad at 3 4 and 5.
andd... it doesnt happen ALL the time, but it usually does it, at gear 2 and 3 its not nearly as loud also.

 
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You are talking about that extra whirring sound to the engine, right?

 
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yess, that noise

 
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100% positive it's the tranny. I know because mine has made the same exact noise in 1st and 2nd for 3 years. If it doesn't bother you it'll be fine for years.

 
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what do i do to get it fixed? is it just bearings or what?

 
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Yeah, it's probably bearings. I would wait until it breaks 'cause tranny work is expensive. Several options:

1. Have the trans rebuilt by a shop- $1500-2000

2. Pull it yourself and have the shop rebuild it- $1000 or less

3. Rebuild it yourself- your time and labor (it will take days if you haven't done it before) plus parts.

Rebuilding a manual trans isn't horribly hard, it's just intensive. There's several DIYs on this forum and Honda-tech.com as well as several videos on Youtube.

 
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I just commented on your video but maybe it is the tranny.