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Nov 28, 2008

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2001 Civic Loud Engine Noise

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Engine Mechanical problem
2001 Honda Civic 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 110000 miles

HAS 110 K MILES
HAD TIMING BELT REPLACED AT 60 K AS PM

LOUD NOISE COMING FROM INSIDE ENGINE FRONT
LIKE ITS UNDER TIMING BELT COVER
ITS A GRINDING / RAPID CLICKING NOISE

ENGINE WILL RUN, IT DID NOT STALL OR FAULT
NO ENGINE FAULT LIGHTS
NO METAL IN OIL---AS OBSERVED ON DIPSTICK.

CAR WAS SHUTDOWN AND TOWED HOME.

I NEED TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE FAILED....TENSIONER, OIL PUMP ????

PLEASE HELP....ITS MY DAUGHTERS CAR.. THANKKS VERY MUCH

Nov 28, 2008

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Re: 2001 Civic Loud Engine Noise

has it ever had a valve adjustment? maybe take off the timing cover too and see if anything is rubbing with the cam gear.

Nov 28, 2008

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Re: 2001 Civic Loud Engine Noise

Some of the other items that would be due at 110k may be failing if they were not replaced at 60k (tensioner,water pump etc)

I always thought the cycle for for this series was 110k ??

Nov 29, 2008

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Re: 2001 Civic Loud Engine Noise

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Some of the other items that would be due at 110k may be failing if they were not replaced at 60k (tensioner,water pump etc)

I always thought the cycle for for this series was 110k ??

Thankd for the reply. At 60 k had the timing belt, water pump, tensioner ( The Honda reccomended timing belt work) replaced by Honda. The irony is that we were shopping for a replacement car at the time of failure. I am going to pull the top timing cover today and eyeball things.

Again, thanks all for the rapid responses.

Nov 29, 2008

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Re: 2001 Civic Loud Engine Noise

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Originally Posted by CraigW

Some of the other items that would be due at 110k may be failing if they were not replaced at 60k (tensioner,water pump etc)

I always thought the cycle for for this series was 110k ??

Thanks for the reply. At 60 k had the timing belt, water pump, tensioner ( The Honda reccomended timing belt work) replaced by Honda. The irony is that we were shopping for a replacement car at the time of failure. I am going to pull the top timing cover today and eyeball things.
Ans yes, its due for timing belt replacement agaain at about now.

Again, thanks all for the rapid responses.

Dec 3, 2008

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Re: 2001 Civic Loud Engine Noise

If you have not found the problem yet then you should check the tensior for the belt. Not the one for the timing belt just the outer one near the bottom of the motor these fail alot, and give a grinding and somtimes either ticking or scraping noise like thin metal scraping. All you have to do is take off the belt and spin the tensior you will know is its that. i think its a 14 for the pully bolt and a 12 for the tension bolt.