Almost 220,000 Km started making the noise. This is very common problem in this model Civics (7th Gen). It turned out to be the input shaft bearing (ISB).
I bought an 05 Civic with this exact problem. I've had it for 6 years now, and the transmission hasn't gotten any worse. Every mechanic I've spoken to says it's not worth getting it fixed. You're likely going to have to replace the entire transmission, and it's better just to wait until the transmission actually craps out. For me, despite those noises, it still shifts fine and everything.
I fixed my input shaft bearing in a day, only cost 60 bucks for the bearing. Yes it is worth it. The mechanics you talked to are lazy unmotivated shit. If that bearing fails you're gonna know it. The rest of the transmission is fine. It literally only takes a few hours to do.
@@101vids2 I’m assuming you had trouble in lower gears when accelerating. Sometimes it would sounds normal when speeding up but then you’d hit 2500-3500 rpms and you’d hear a slight grinding noise. If you left it in gear and tried to engine brake it would jerk right?
My 2001 Honda Civic Ex is making the same noise. It happened after I drove from FL to Va and lost the gas cap. I replaced the cap, got a oil change (the car has 160k miles), checked the filters which are clean, lastly had a technician look for a evap leak which there was none and replaced the spark plugs. After all that the noise has gottin worse and theres a chemical smell every now and then while I'm driving. Also let me mention that the gas gauge has been time lapsing, this was after the mechanic replaced spark plugs and checked for Evap leak.
I had this problem with my 2004 civic ! It's a pretty common problem with that generation of Civics...I changed the input shaft bearings and it runs smooth since this time :)
Yow, I just bought a 2002 civic ex and I heard the same noise coming from the front right of my car and I was wondering what it is. Now I know what the noise is,I'm going to take on the challenge even though mine is manual transmission..I like to fix things so I will have fun on my day off.thanks for the vide.
I had that sound too, like a screw rattling sound behind the manifold, but then it got hot 4 days ago, the meter went to the H, i turned down the a/c and it bounced up and down around mid way, I was told it could be my transmission, my clutch, my exhaust, or even the pcv valves. Now due to covid outbreak at my auto shop which was 2 miles away, I can't drive it far to another shop. It has a putta - putta sound on the 1st and 2nd gear acceleration and shifts..what is it? ?? I have a 2001 manual honda civic..just spent $1200 in May replacing parts and maintenance work..no engine or lights coming on..
Mines currently at a transmission specialist having a rebuild. Its a very common fault on the Honda 5speed manual. Mine made it to 147k miles. Its not massively expensive to get fixed much cheaper than replacing the car.
@@ricgomez1 a few hours? Was yours the input shaft bearing as well? I got the same noise and from everything I've seen I have to drop the tranny and that includes the subframe. I might be over complicating it for myself lol, can you link me the video you used?
It's the input shaft bearing. I had the same problem. I dropped my transmission and replaced it. It's only a $30 bearing when you get it from the dealer
Why didn't you turn your stereo on and your heater to full blast as well- you had the wipers going so a little extra noise might have made it easier to hear the grinding- LOL.
did u figure it out i got kinda same issue maybe a grind when clutch pedal pushed, when all way to floor it sounds like scratching plate, a bit jittery wail pushing not smooth and i smell burnt clutch but it comes when i force drive it , clutch new like a year
I don't exacly have any imput really but i do have the same problem, i also have a 2004 civic but the VP version. Mine doesn't sounds as bad as yours, it started doing it for me around 100k miles and i have 114k miles i bought it used with 38k miles and ran perfect up to there. I'm just concidering replacing the tranny all together.
I have a 2002 coupe ex and I just bought mine with 200.000miles on it but the big issue is that I didn't drive it when I went to look at it because I didn't have a license at the time so they wouldn't let me drive but I brought someone with me that has years of experience in driving and he said he didn't hear any sound like that so now I'm stuck with it making that noise and other problems.
For me it was the input shaft bearing. It's a common problem with 2001-2005 civics and it shows up at around 200k. I had to rebuild the whole transmission.
If it makes that noise and then stops when u push the clutch in then its not the transmission or input shaft bearing, its the throw out bearing and a new clutch kit will come with the throw out bearing and if ur pullin the trans out to change a throw out bearing the u should just go ahead and do a clutch job while ur in there, dont replace the whole transmission for a $30 part that went bad ur gonna waste a shit ton of money
@@alanmckaybmx no offense but you clearly don't know how the manual transmission works. Mine would go away after pressing the clutch and it was the ISB. Throw out bearing makes noise while engaging clutch or when the clutch is disengaged. Fixing the ISB requires opening the transmission but yeah he should change the clutch and all the bearings while he's at it.
@@michaelkoehn7615 I don't know because I never tried. The best way to identify it to take the car somewhere quiet, turn it on, press the clutch and release. If the noise goes away when you press the clutch pedal down, the chances are it's your ISB.
Same thing happen to me, turned out to be the pilot bearing on the flywheel. When i pulled the clutch and flywheel the pilot bearing was in pieces, damaged the clutch and the flywheel teeth. If you hear that noise, dont drive it on, it'll cause more damage than it already has. This was for a 02 honda civic ex Manual with 150xxx on the odo.
Mine was the ISB. This is a common problem in these civics and older ones. The diagnostic is that when you press the clutch the sound goes away. In the pilot bearing case I'm guessing if you pressed the clutch the sound would continue.
Kam Jav yo I’m trying to figure this out. Because if I don’t have to disconnect my exhaust and drop my tranny through sub frame then I don’t want to. Mine is doing exactly what’s happening in video. If you rebuilt your tranny and it went away right. So what if you didn’t change your clutch pilot bearing and throw out bearing. Would the noise still be there. Or could it be because you change the clutch and pressure plate and both pilot and throw out bearing.
Indeed sounds like a screw of metal inside your engine just banging and it goes away here and there kinda annoying will fix soon will this mess up my.motor if I drive on it can.i drive for like 2 weeks at low.speeds anyone?
It was is input shaft bearing and I had to rebuild the whole transmission. It's a costly fix as you need to change the bearings and clutch and basically all the old stuff related to the transmission. It costed me over $2000. It's a very common problem with this model that occurs around 200,000 kms
It's not the same problem. My problem was the constant grinding after fulling releasing the clutch and driving down the street. Yours sounds more like it might be the throw out bearing.
I have same problem and thought it was the throw out bearing, garage over phone thinks it's more likely the layshaft.. did you get to the bottom of your problem? Ty
It's not a big job, it could be done in 5 to 6 hours. Yeah it's all day, but it can be done by an average DIY guy and RU-vid, there's plenty of videos out there, just follow along
Mine does the same when i let off the gas in gear, mostly in 1st, 2nd and a bit in third, can't hear it in 4th or 5th. I had thought it was my clutch release bearing but i changed that and the problem is still there. Im gonna take it down again and crack it open, meanwhile im at it the clutch assembly will be replaced including the pilot bearing, after that...Im shooting the car if it persist.
@@dwainesarmiento6754 yeah I did, the input shaft bearing was grinding so I decided to just replace all the Transmission bearings, it really wasn't that difficult, I just followed a RU-vid video, so I bought the whole set for $65 yet right now with inflation that would be double that price, but better than replacing that whole transmission.
