Totally weird noise...WAT IS IT?!?!

**FLiP86** · 02-02-2006 11:45 PM

hey all i dont know if this is in the right section cos it's my first post n i dont really get this thing but yeah..

ok i was going to pick up a friend tongiht got lost a little went to do a u-turn then all of a sudden i had this massive scratching/hissing/scary sound coming from the left hand side. wen i stopped it would stop, wen i drove it woud get louder, after bout 2min of driving with it it got REALLY loud!.....i got out to check wat it was (didn't have a torch jst my moble) cound't see anything wrong down there so i kept driving till i got to my friends place cos they woud have a torch...got lost again did another u turn n drove and the noise stopped...

wat the crap mole was it?!?!

got to a friend place sus it out with the torch...couldn't see anything out of the ordinary....of course i really dont know much bout cars but out of the ordianry for me.....

any ideas?!

**FLiP86** · 02-02-2006 11:51 PM

oh BTW it's a honda civic sedan 96 model....it's lowered and gets some rubbage wen i turn but yeah....could that have been it?

**bennjamin** · 02-02-2006 11:59 PM

could be a cat stuck. Or your CV joint has popped/ripped ? OR the inner gaurd has come loose and "rubs" when you hit that speed ?

Best to take it to a professional to get it checked out , as NO ONE here can actually diagnose your problem !

**Boban** · 03-02-2006 02:05 AM

It's true what benjamin said, it's pretty hard to diagnose it without having a look at it, so have someone check it out. I do get some rubbage on my inner guards when i do u-turns in my civic. I've lowered it 2inces on King springs and have 17x7 rims.
But yeah who knows, have it looked at.

**FLiP86** · 03-02-2006 08:14 AM

yeah the sound deffinaltey wasn't a rubbin sound, it was full scratching/hissing sound it was totally freaky....

yeah i'm gettin it checked out on monday..thanx anyway!

**BlitZ** · 03-02-2006 08:29 AM

Originally Posted by FLiP86

oh BTW it's a honda civic sedan 96 model....it's lowered and gets some rubbage wen i turn but yeah....could that have been it?

Probably a rock got lodged b/w your rotor and brake pad/cradle.....

then it fell out.

Its happened to me twice before.

**MrJDMCivic** · 03-02-2006 09:08 AM

or maybe your hub/disc/brakes, ive seen people using the wrong brakes and this can cause the problem, also check for bubbles on your tires, cause if you hit a bump, and the metal inside the tire breaks, then it can cause a bubble and rub against the suspention, getting louder.

**FLiP86** · 03-02-2006 09:13 AM

hey guys thanx for your ideas....

i dont think it'll be the brakes cos they've been the same brakes since i got the car (bout 2 months ago) and haven't heard anything like that b4!...i think it might have been jst a rock like mentioned b4 cos were i was driving had a little construction happening in the area...drove the car a little this morning all is good no sounds that i could hear....

still going to get it checked out on monday and have a service jst to make sure!

**Andrew21** · 03-02-2006 10:22 AM

Yeh just check to make sure the inner wheel plash guard has not come loose anywhere and is rubbing on the tyre when you drive, (makes some freaky ass noises)... Happens alot on lowered cars with bigger wheels. Check that out first, then check out the caliper for any rocks/dirt , then look at the suspension... Use the process of elimination !!

**JasonGilholme** · 03-02-2006 11:21 AM

i reckon it would have been a piece of debris from somethin. Usually if your CV's are on the way out they make a clickin noise when you do fast U-Turns.

**AZ51LK** · 03-02-2006 11:47 AM

Cv Shaft

**tekling** · 03-02-2006 07:21 PM

lo...ive had this problem a number of times
i told my mechanic and he told me to go to his shop when it happens and when i do it stops..
i could never find what was wrong and now i dont have the noise no more
point of story : i dont know aswell but at least it went away for me..i think it might be brake pad cover thing rubbing
dont quote me on it