levelk12 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I have a 1998 Civic DX with about 135K. Original stock engine. It's started making a grinding noise when I accelerate from a stop but I goes away after I reach about 20 mph and while I'm idling the engine makes a tapping/vibrating noise. Could these two issues be related? Could it be the tranny? Also it's been burning through oil very quickly although I cannot find any visible evidence of a leak. I have no clue what the problem is. I would appreciate any and all feedback... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundlubber Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I'm no mechanic and our cars are years apart-but what you're describing sounds alot like my experience. I'm speaking of the grinding acceleration. In my case it seemed worse when starting up a hill. The casue was a Start Clutch that either had to be resurfaced or replaced. Mine was the latter. The problem is gone-and I hope forever in whatever improvements were made. I can't speak about the oil issue-not relative to my situation. Maybe there's some info here that's helpful?? Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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