ok 1st I have a 04 lx 73k on it. had the timing belt changed about 2 weeks ago..about 3 days after that there is a noise when i start the car.. kinda a ticking/grinfing noise. when i put the clutch in while at idle it goes away. when i drive in 1st gear i returns at about 1500 rpm. and i can hear it slightly throughout all the gears. whats going on?? is it the clutch throw outbearing?? (i think thats what its called) its just really makin me mad.and if i need a whole clutch replacement i have warranty with only 3k miles left on that..so i need somehelp prettyquick...

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the best question, is why did you have your timing belt changed 30,000 miles before it's recommended?

 

i dont know maybe it was going out. maybe i got it damaged somehow. maybe the one i had was deffective....so yeah anyway anyone wanna actually help with my questions?

 

Dito thats kinda odd to me. Now this is just a thought but if you had your belt changed the new belt might have not adjusted right, or this is a long shot but the new belt might be putting tighter tension on the water pump possiable it might be going out, sence the belt is tighter then the old, like i said thats just a idea.

 

so what do i do??

 

you need to open the hood with the car started and locate where the noise it coming from, start there ok.listin carefully
if the noise is from the passanger side something in your tranns, does it go into gear ok, shift ok. ect ect..
if the noise is coming from the drivers side take it back to who ever did it cause either the belt is not adjusted right, or like i said your water pump bearing might be going out, thats why its always a good idea to chage the water pump with the belt.

 

i checked where the noise is comming from. did notice some noise on the pass side of the veh. but like i said the noise goes away soon as the clutch is pressed thats why i was thinkin the clutch was at fualt.

 

very possiable your throw out bearing is going out then. that is what it sounds like to me atleast, hard to say with hearing the car it self ya know.

 

any ideas on how i could do do this myself..i know i have to take the tranny out and apart and its gonna take all day..but any other info i need before i start it. also do you think the warranty will cover this...i asked them about it and they said it was some valve..i was like...uh..no. lol.

 

Dont do the work yourself if you have a warranty, that will void your warranty. Might as well have Honda do the work for you.

Sounds to me like the grinding/whining noise is probly your throwout bearing since it goes away when you push the clutch in. In my experience, they always seem to make a bit of noise anyway though, and its probly not worth taking the tranny out unless you need a new clutch too. But if your warranty covers it, then might as well have it done while your warranty is still valid. It could also be the timing belt/water pump as mentioned before. Usually when you replace the timing belt its a good idea to replace the water pump as well since they're cheap and everything is already apart.