Strange Sound

VtecGod1909 · Jul 26, 2009

Hey guys i hope someone on here can help me out on this. I've got an 03ep3 ctr that's done roughly 65k give or take a few miles. Recently i've noticed that around 50mph+ there's a strange sound that sounds like a rolling road does on the wind down.

I don't think it's the gear box because it continues when i disengage the gears and put in neutral. It's really annoying me now and i'm really hoping it's something quite simple and not going to cost the earth to put right

If anyone has any advice it would be gratefully received, thanks in advance.

Vtec_si · Jul 27, 2009

Have you checked your disc and pads? They might replacing. Civic's do make a fair bit of road noise.

o0craig0o · Jul 27, 2009

Hi mate, Jack the car up and give the wheels a good spin. Check if any of the tyres are out of shape or badly worn on the inside edges that could possibly be causing the noise.

rossy t · Jul 27, 2009

possibly wheel bearing. if its a woooooooo kind of drone.

VtecGod1909 · Jul 27, 2009

o0craig0o said:
Hi mate, Jack the car up and give the wheels a good spin. Check if any of the tyres are out of shape or badly worn on the inside edges that could possibly be causing the noise.

It won't be the tyres i've only just recently but new boots on all corners but ta for the advice

VtecGod1909 · Jul 27, 2009

Vtec_si said:
Have you checked your disc and pads? They might replacing. Civic's do make a fair bit of road noise.

They do need changing would they make that kind of sound though, thought it would be more of a high pitched squeek?

VtecGod1909 · Jul 27, 2009

rossy t said:
possibly wheel bearing. if its a woooooooo kind of drone.

Are wheel bearings expensive to replace?

rossy t · Jul 27, 2009

na not the end of the world. i don't know the specifics about the assembly of a civic hub nor am i a mechanic. some cars i believe you can replace the worn out bit inside it, some cars force you to just buy a whole new wheel hub. if you buy a whole hub its standard swap of parts, but if you have to replace the worn components inside then the garage charges more in labour time as it is a bitch to get hub out.

i would expect 1-2 hous labour + parts which on most cars are £50-£100 for a hub? max?

id wait for one of the experts to reply.

recoy2k · Jul 27, 2009

After recently enquiring for my car you can get hold of hubs from scrap yards of relativly new cars for around £100 delivered, this will include a new bearing. On the civic it is possible to press out the bearing and change it but a new one from honda is £146 IIRC