problems with my ITR

[kenshin]

hey guys...

1st problem

i've got a creaking noise coming from under the bottom of my car... sometimes its coming from the front right sometimes its from the right rear... but most of the time its from the rear... usually happens when i turn and go over a bump or accelerate hard in 1st - 3rd (4th gear and above i dont hear it)

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2nd problem
my speedos' bushwacked#*(@&$!&~!!!
goes 0-40 ok... but then above 55 the needle bobs all over the place....

how much will it cost me to diagnose/fix these problems... and place you guys can recomend...

appreciate any advice...

[sharik]

No one here will tell you how much it will cost because no one can know for sure what the problem is, only to guess. Best bet is to go to your mechanic, from what it sounds problem No.1 is not engine related and might be something to do with the suspension part. If your on coilovers, then this might be a common problem where you have set your ride height at the lowest posible. If thats the case then just raise it slightly. Problem No.2 is probably not that big of a problem from the sounds of things.

[edw-R]

I have same problem with the speedo rare time. Not a big trouble mate. Maybe our car too fast. Hee Hee.
do you change coilover??

[JRC]

Yea i got the same problem with that creaking noise in my teggy....just when i come out of my garage and go up the driveway it makes a creaking noise on my side....

Maybe the same issue?

I don't think it comes from the suspension but more from the body frame....

[kenshin]

yeah sounds like its coming from directly UNDER the door...
weird...

but i cant pin point it... sometimes its from the wheels... drives me crazy...

and the speedo is whacked... lol... new cluster? or can it be fixed

[LVNIT]

I had a creaking noise coming from my Civic.

Turns out it was the resonater touching the heatshield under the car, maybe a far shot for you, but just an idea :)

[kenshin]

me got no heatshield?

[Integra]

ive got the same problem with he creaking noise when i reverse out of my driveway.. comes from the left rear.

[thanh]

i also hab the same crack noise coming out and in my gargage.... same with my girlfreinds civic... must be a honda thing!!!

[tanghy]

go under the car
tighten all the bolts on the lcas and swaybar links
usually when these come loose slightly they creak

[weezer]

Hey Toan, your tacho prob could be the ignitor in your dizzy. I had that prob with my before my dizzy failed. The tach would just bounce all over the place. When i swapped my ICM it was fixed

[Bludger]

There is a creaking noise in my old 90 Accord, it happens when i drive the car for the 1st 5 or 10 minutes. I believe its the shocks........ the outside part of the shock is not oiled up if you know what i mean. After driving for a while it will move up & down and lube up the piston and the noise will disappear.
With the speedo, i don't know if the Integra's are electronic or cable.
If its cable then the cable is a bit shonky, usually a good spray of RP7 will fix it.
I don't know about electronic speedo's.

[JRC]

I had a creaking noise coming from my Civic.

Turns out it was the resonater touching the heatshield under the car, maybe a far shot for you, but just an idea :)

Yea i took my resonator out as well


Who knows???

[kenshin]

still no joy...

[zacz]

i got the same issue.creaking noise coming from somewhere on under the drivers side! It only happens on 1 driveway tho which is at a slight angle and when im turning left into it

Interesting thing is there is a small dip in the road before the driveway.........from what you guys are saying i think it could well be the sway bar attachments........may need to lube it up and see what happens...

"WD40 over to ISLE 3"

Keep us posted if anyone finds a solution!

[kenshin]

my car is totally ****ed now
speedo doesnt even move (ocasionally it'll jump up and then go down to zero again)
when i pump the brakes... the revs go down(around 900mark)... (up again when i release)
and i had the check engine light go on... now its not comin on...

hmmm
wheres the best place to go get the speedo fixed...
due for a 60,000k service anyway

[wynode]

Check your VSS.......otherwise it might be your cluster

[kenshin]

wheres the VSS located on a b18c... inside the tranny? if so its gonna be mighty expensive ey :(

[pornstar]

u been diy'ing toan?

[kenshin]

not lately andy...
lol

how much is a replacement vss...

[Bludger]

the thing that turns the speed cable to electrical signals is called a "transducer", excuse my spelling.........
i had to replace it once

[kenshin]

how much bludger... where did you source it from???

thats the thing about mechanical break downs i hate... could be anyone of a number of problems (all simple enough to fix) but buy wrong part = end up wasting $$$....

gonna see hondwreck and imachs when i got 30 mins

[kenshin]

*ttt

[Bludger]

sorry for my late reply.
i had to replace it in an accord 90'
i took te car to an auto electrician and he diagnosed it as the transducer after 2 hours
he said $230 second hand or $300 (can't remember clearly) brand new
i took the second hand option, worked perfect after that..........engine light stopped going on and speedo working again
he gave me my old part back too

[Bludger]

hye rang around to his own secret wreckers to get his prices i think

[kenshin]

u still have his contact???... seems to be whats wrong with mine lol

[kenshin]

guys... changed the VSS... still no go...
ran ECU test... code 17 which relates back to the VSS...

so i'm at wits end here...
thinkin its the cluster... cause the odometer wasnt moving either come to think of it... lol

any advice would come in handy about now...

[Sp3rMz]

sell ur car?

[kenshin]

lol... only if i can source a 2005 DC5R :D

[Bludger]

trust me man, its your Transducer
the auto electrician is in Blackburn somewhere
i'll try find the contact 4 u :D

[panda[cRx]]

u been diy'ing toan?
lol :D

[kenshin]

lol havent DIY since mr sperm came over...

neway bludger... please give me the address or name of the place... phone number would be great...

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btw ... the speedo's moving again lol swinging huge thou... from 40k to 180k lol randomly... works if i dont push it hard thou...

[civicboy]

auto electrician should be able to fix your cluster

[Bludger]

its not the cluster

[kenshin]

bump...

after recomendations for a auto electrican that does quality work ;)

[kenshin]

problem fixed... was the cluster... $200 to fix...

[Bludger]

I'm a n00b

[ITRBoI]

go to IS Motoring Racing in Kograh ask for Indy, if you want to know more about the place PM. ISMR they specailised in jap cars, espeacially dc2r

[kenshin]

never heard of kograh...

must be in another state lol