Xviper, why the heck would Honda place this apparently delicate mechanism in a place where it could be corroded so easily? I've only had the car 10 months and I bought it new! Is there anything I could have done to forestall this corrosion buildup?

Oh, what flavor lollipop would you like?

Marc

 

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I just got off the phone with the tech. They replaced the sensor and the noise STILL IS OCCURRING!! Rats! Back to square one. They've checked for loose parts all thoughout the left rear. They are convinced it is not the differential. They've tightened everything down too. Now they have the rear bumper cover off and are taking out the car for a drive to see what happens. Grrrrrrrrrr.

So, Viper, give me the lollipop back

Marc

 

Have they given the CV joints a real good look?
And it could still be the diff - wouldn't be a bad idea to go the cheap, easy route first and change the fluid. These are two things they cannot tighten and they cannot see.

ps. Don't let them put in Honda diff fluid. It is the WRONG kind for this car. Try to take them a bottle of Mobil 1 synthetic 75W90 gear oil if you plan to try this option.

 

Now they're looking at the differential. The tech doesn't understand why you said that about the differential fluid being wrong. Please tell me so that I can pass that along. Thanks!

 

Marc, it has been reported here that the closest diff fluid Honda has is the stuff they put in the diffs of their AWD vehicles like the CRV. This has been shown in several documented cases that this is NOT the correct fluid. In fact, in one case where this fluid was put in, it ruined the diff of the S2000 and the dealer had to replace it one week later for free. I'll try to find that post and link it here for you.

 

Here ya go - check out the post by "Incubus":
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...threadid=115704
Oh, while I'm at it, have a look at these:
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...threadid=101056
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...threadid=101691

 

My Honda dealer FINALLY has the answer. The ticking sound is coming from the left rear wheel bearings. They are being replaced tomorrow. That's the short story. You DON'T want to hear the long one!!! Let's just say that they had to order a special tool from Honda -- in effect, mechanical ears, that locate the source of sounds. They FINALLY got the damn thing and it worked (I hope!). I hope also that this is my last update regarding this problem. Thanks again for your help.

Marc

 

Marc

Good luck. Its about time they found it.

 

I just got a call from the dealer. They put in the new bearings and, you guessed it, it STILL makes the ticking noise. The chassis ear definitely says that the sounds are coming from the left rear axle area. That's why they've changed out the ABS sensor and now the bearings. They've decided that it must be the left rear axle because they say that it can't be anything else. They're overnighting the axlw and plan to install it tomorrow. The tech doesn't understand how this is happening since the axle, he says, is just a hollow tube. What about the brake pad or the caliper? How about the heat shield? (I think there is one.) Is there anything else there that could cause this? Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Marc