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[J70 THN 09!]

in gear 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th between 1500 rpm 2500 rpm there a slight whisle sound

Any ideas ???

[Järppä]

I did have same kind of issue whit EP2 and problem was alternator. Check it.

[J70 THN 09!]

check it, by doing what?

[J70 THN 09!]

the noise is getting louder !

ive just noticed when i engage the the clutch in neutral its making the same noise but louder and the same noise in all gears driving between 1500 rpm 2500 rpm .

Whaqt can i do , is this an easy fix??????

[Millsi]

My car makes a very very slight whirry noise in nuetral, then it goes silent when i press the clutch in. cant hear it when driving though but the exhaust noise would cover that anyway.

[J70 THN 09!]

yeah that same noise on mine , how long is yours been making that noise??

[smithy07]

think you find its yr first motion shaft bearing! inside the gear box, as the revs go up the bearing will spin faster making the noise louder, will be an expensive job if u dont know the right people, and dont leave it like i did it only gets worse.

[Millsi]

Mines been like it forever. had it checked and apparantly its fine. dont know if yours is the same noise though, just ask a garage (that you trust and arnt cowboys)

[cra1g_civic]

Mines been like it forever. had it checked and apparantly its fine. dont know if yours is the same noise though, just ask a garage (that you trust and arnt cowboys)

Same mate, i only get it when the car is rely cold but been told its nothin to worry about, i hope lol.

[ross27]

Had the a similar sounding thing in my old civic johnny.

Cost £250 for a specialist in Rutherglen to replace all the gearbox bearings ("TopGear"). Dropped the car off one night, picked it up the next evening.

You could give them a try:

http://www.google.co... ... kUjzWGszPw

[J70 THN 09!]

[quote name="ross27"]Had the a similar sounding thing in my old civic johnny.

Cost £250 for a specialist in Rutherglen to replace all the gearbox bearings ("TopGear"). Dropped the car off one night, picked it up the next evening.

You could give them a try:

http://www.google.co...url?sa=t ... kUjzWGszPw[/quot

thanks for reply ross , the think is i have got a cashflow problem at the moment due to not workin , but what would happen if a continued driving , would it total the gearbox??

[martinj46]

I was told it won't break until the noise is unbearable anyway. The majority of our cars do it, and I'm yet to hear of any damage.

[J70 THN 09!]

thanks for reply martin , weight kinda off my back back now, something i should defo get done

[Maxi]

think you find its yr first motion shaft bearing! inside the gear box, as the revs go up the bearing will spin faster making the noise louder, will be an expensive job if u dont know the right people, and dont leave it like i did it only gets worse.

Smithy has the right idea here,
way to check this is - start up in 1st, get rolling, then put it in neutral and lift your clutch pedal, if u get a whirring, winding/whislting noise, then this could or most likely is the bearings as mentioned above. or could be the clutch release bearing. this is a big job as the engine/gearbox requires lifting. could cost quite a few £££s too, most of that will be labour expense.

edit: as mentioned above, this is a common-ish thing in Honda's not only Civics - only unless its screaming at you then i would be worried.

in the meantime, dont drive it like its stolen

[ross27]

Mine had the noise for about a year, and no mechanic said it was a problem. Then it began to get a little louder, untill i could actually hear it noticeably when driving. Then i went ahead and got it fixed.