Civic Dx Hatchback 95, Engine Rattling Sound?

[Nuke209]

I'm not sure exactly where the sound is coming from but, today I cleaned out the throttle (with some intake cleaner) and then added some of that gasket paste (to make sure no oil comes out of the valve cover), and washed my engine with some GUNK engine cleaner

I've done this before to the car and I did it today because I had time, so when I started the car up, i heard a wierd rattling sound from the engine, I listened closely, and it sounded as if I was around the valve cover/timing belt/headers area

I thought it was the heat shield, so I removed it, same rattling sound
A friend told me to reset the ECU (pointless) but I did, same
Another told me, it might have something to do with the timing belt

Now I'm clueless of what I should do, please help

[simplegreen]

what kinda noise..

btw it's very hard to diagnose .. noises

[Nuke209]

all I can say is a rattling sound, it's like something isn't tighten, BUT everything is tighten...

[Doughboy]

you say your belts are cool, but did you look closely at your pulleys. Sounds irrelevant to using the gunk on your motor, If anything it would be electrical issues that would pop up afer doing this.

Like he said, its hard to pinpoint noises. I just changed my timing belt and water pump, and I have ticking not rattling..but thats going away.

[estebones]

check the heat shield-looking thing around your cat converter, it is common for this to rattle loose after a while.

I had a rattling sound with my 96 sedan after installing an exhaust and a few miles of driving, also does the sound happen when you let go of the gas after accelerating hard?

hope this helps!

[Doughboy]

Originally posted by estebones@May 26 2005, 04:09 PM
check the heat shield-looking thing around your cat converter, it is common for this to rattle loose after a while.

I had a rattling sound with my 96 sedan after installing an exhaust and a few miles of driving, also does the sound happen when you let go of the gas after accelerating hard?

hope this helps!

me too, happened to my current civic, but when he said around the timing area It made me think otherwise..

[Nuke209]

Well, my cousin, friend, and some stranger, all told me it's the timing on the valve, needs to be adjust

My cousin checked it out first, and said it's the timing cuz it had happen to him before (this was his car, before he gave it to me)

My friend said it happened to his old car

I was in the parking lot, this guy came and told me his buddy's honda civic had the same sound and was the timing of the valve that was needed to be adjusted

SO my cousin's gonna open it up on monday and check it for me

[karizmah]

Originally posted by Doughboy+May 26 2005, 05:49 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Doughboy @ May 26 2005, 05:49 PM)</div>

me too, happened to my current civic, but when he said around the timing area It made me think otherwise..[/b]

Lol i've got the same problem, I thaught i blew out
whatever is inside the cat, but that makes more sense.

[Doughboy]

yeah lol mine was hanging on only by the front of it and dragging in the rear so i got under there and ripped the bitch off. Cheap aluminum shit.

[Nuke209]

Ok, now i have a diff problem, it sounds wierd
As if it was breathing heavily, loud sound, then deep sound, loud, then deep as if it you removed the hose from the brake booster, that's how it would sound, but can't figure out how to fix it, any tips?