ENGINE IS MAKING A SCREECHING NOISE

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andyyy writes:

 >i have a manual 1996 honda civic with 100,000 miles on it and today as
 >i started the car from first gear the engine made this nasty
 >screeching noise and this happened in 2nd 3rd and 4th gear also. the
 >screeching noise stopped after a while. this is the second time this
 >has happened. the last time it happend was a month ago. someone said
 >it might happen when the engine is over reved but i was not over
 >reviing the engine. does anyone know what the noise could be
 >from???... any help answering my question would be appreciated...
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andyyy wrote in


 > i have a manual 1996 honda civic with 100,000 miles on it and today as
 > i started the car from first gear the engine made this nasty
 > screeching noise and this happened in 2nd 3rd and 4th gear also. the
 > screeching noise stopped after a while. this is the second time this
 > has happened. the last time it happend was a month ago. someone said
 > it might happen when the engine is over reved but i was not over
 > reviing the engine. does anyone know what the noise could be
 > from???... any help answering my question would be appreciated...
 >


Loose accessory drive belt most likely. Belt could also be glazed or very
worn.

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thanks for the help peoples. so im guessing the noise is from some belt thingy in my car. should i still get it fixed even though it stopped making the noise again??.. is the noise even suppose to be on and off??
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"andyyy" wrote in message

 >i have a manual 1996 honda civic with 100,000 miles on it and today as
 > i started the car from first gear the engine made this nasty
 > screeching noise and this happened in 2nd 3rd and 4th gear also. the
 > screeching noise stopped after a while. this is the second time this
 > has happened. the last time it happend was a month ago. someone said
 > it might happen when the engine is over reved but i was not over
 > reviing the engine. does anyone know what the noise could be
 > from???... any help answering my question would be appreciated...
 >
 > --
Besides the belt or bearing possibilities, I've noticed my daughter's '93
Accord made a squalling noise when the coolant was low (crack in the
radiator), not so much after warm-up. It sounded like a bad bearing and had
me going for a while.

But my first thought is for a belt, too. Don't put off the repair or you may
find yourself stranded, and possibly with some serious engine damage.

Mike
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andyyy wrote in


 > "andyyy" wrote:
  > > i have a manual 1996 honda civic with 100,000 miles on it and
  > > today as i started the car from first gear the engine made
  > > this nasty screeching noise and this happened in 2nd 3rd and
  > > 4th gear also. the screeching noise stopped after a while.
  > > this is the second time this has happened. the last time it
  > > happend was a month ago. someone said it might happen when the
  > > engine is over reved but i was not over reviing the engine.
  > > does anyone know what the noise could be from???... any help
  > > answering my question would be appreciated... peace out
 >
 > thanks for the help peoples. so im guessing the noise is from some
 > belt thingy in my car. should i still get it fixed even though it
 > stopped making the noise again??.. is the noise even suppose to be on
 > and off??
 >


It may be on and off for a while, but it will surely get more constant.
Don't delay, get it looked at today.

It's the possibility of it being a bearing that is the danger. Bearing
failures will strand you and can cause ancillary damage that will add to
the repair cost. It's probably not a bearing, but it would be economically
foolhardy to wait until one failed to find out that it was.

The water pump, for instance, is under the timing belt. A failure of its
bearings will do very expensive damage to your engine.

An experienced mechanic will be able to tell by listening whether it's the
belt.

The longer you wait, the more danger you're in. Your car is talkng to you;
listen to it.

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