2004 Honda euro luxury vibration at 2000rpm

[flipmods]

It is a 4-cylinder engine, of course there will be some vibration at idle!

Sorry I mean more of a jolt sorta like a very small miss.

Anyway might have to talk to a driveshaft specialist as it is not the engine, wheels and only happens under load above 80k's an hour.

[unity]

I find that the hook that holds the bonnet down when closed is not tight enough and allows the bonnet to move up and down a few mms causing a rattling sound at low rpms and take off. I have fixed this sound and a few other euro friends of mine by putting some electric tape around the hook to make it tight enough when closed. You can replicate this sound easily by pressing down on the front of ur bonnet and releasing again repeatedly, I'm pretty sure all Euros have this problem, and it would be the first thing I would fix before other rattles because it took me a while to realise that the noise was actually from outside.

Man I think I got this same exact problem. Have you heard of any other fix other than using electric tape? Are the bonnets on all Euros like this?

[unity]

Seems to be a problem on the CU2 too.

http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...php?p=10664274

[viper8548]

Man I think I got this same exact problem. Have you heard of any other fix other than using electric tape? Are the bonnets on all Euros like this?

Anything you can find that thickens the hook abit will do, all of my friends euros have this problem so its probably normal. the rattle will be more obvious on manual cars when take off timing is not perfect which causes some vibration hence triggers the rattle.

[Min988]

Man I think I got this same exact problem. Have you heard of any other fix other than using electric tape? Are the bonnets on all Euros like this?

The black rubber bits that rest against the bonnet can be adjusted up and down they are both just above the headlight, I moved mine so they were about a 1mm higher to eliminate the hood chatter/rattle.

Funny thing is I replaced all the clips and the noise didnt go away, so did abit of exploration and came up with this method.

[aaronng]

Man I think I got this same exact problem. Have you heard of any other fix other than using electric tape? Are the bonnets on all Euros like this?

Just adjust the bump stops. They are the black knobs on both side of the radiator support.

Edit: Ahhh, Min988 beat me to it.

[Min988]

Well know i know what they are called "bump stops"

[viper8548]

The black rubber bits that rest against the bonnet can be adjusted up and down they are both just above the headlight, I moved mine so they were about a 1mm higher to eliminate the hood chatter/rattle.

Funny thing is I replaced all the clips and the noise didnt go away, so did abit of exploration and came up with this method.

Which rubber bit? I tried turning mine but they dont move up or down at all no matter how much i turn it.

[aaronng]

Which rubber bit? I tried turning mine but they dont move up or down at all no matter how much i turn it.

Just above the headlights. Turn anticlockwise a little bit to get them to stick out more. They push against the bonnet and keep it from rattling.

[unity]

Thanks guys for that advice. I'll give that a try. I also read in the repair manual that the bonnet can be adjusted to move left or right or forwards or backwards. So I'll get the alignment checked to make sure its a plush fit. My vibration is most noticable on a cold start when the idle is higher than when the car is warmed up.

[aaronng]

Thanks guys for that advice. I'll give that a try. I also read in the repair manual that the bonnet can be adjusted to move left or right or forwards or backwards. So I'll get the alignment checked to make sure its a plush fit. My vibration is most noticable on a cold start when the idle is higher than when the car is warmed up.

You shouldn't need to adjust the bonnet alignment unless your car has been in an accident and had the bonnet replaced.

[viper8548]

You shouldn't need to adjust the bonnet alignment unless your car has been in an accident and had the bonnet replaced.

Ahh you ment the outer rubber studs, yes I can adjust them, but ifi adjust for the noise to go away, my bonnet sites higher than my fender and not flushed