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Old Oct 9, 2004 | 09:26 PM
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sounded like a small piece of paper sticked on a rotating fan.
i heard this noise when idealing.
what might be the problem?
my engine had arround 19000 miles.
i usually push it hard once a week.

can somebody help me identify possible problem please? thanks
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Old Oct 9, 2004 | 10:04 PM
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"Noises" are really hard to convey in print and can be interpretted by the reader in many ways, but here are some things to think about:

-bad cam chain tensioner
-if you accidentally over-revved, it could be a bent valve
-valve that has gone out of adjustment
-failing water pump
-bad drive belt tensioner
-loose heat shield
-bad accessory pulley bearing

A description of where in the engine the noise is coming from would help as well as any other details.
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Old Oct 9, 2004 | 10:31 PM
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you are the man, xviper. ^^
thanks for the replay.
i believe the noise comes from under the red engine cover or somewhere between the intake box and engine.
i did over rev. my car a few times before. however, that was several months ago.
i have a extended warranty.
if i take my car to honda to have them inspect for me, do i have to pay?
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Old Oct 10, 2004 | 05:42 AM
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Yes, you would have to pay - over-revving is a user error, not a mfg defect.

Like a doctor, one gets the best answers if one gives a brief history - omitting the "I over-revved it" part, for example. I might have answered "you may have a candy wrapper in the alternator cooling fins" had the great xviper not sniffed out your problem. Good luck.
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Old Oct 10, 2004 | 08:41 AM
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This is happening with my car and it is suspected that it is the cam chain tensioner.. I had my valves checked and everything looked okay.. It's not a ticking sound but more like a sound that you described; a card stuck in a fan.
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