2016 Civic LX knocking/ticking around dash/hood when idling warm engine

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2016 Honda Civic LX with th 2.0 L cvt
has a knocking/ticking noise.

Wear headphones to listen to it clearly. its a fast ticking/ knocking.

HERE is a link to YouTube with my Civic making the noise:



From what I know, this noise only start when:


-The engine is hot (never when its cold upon cold start)

-When it's in Park, Reverse, Drive, Sport, and L (In Neutral its almost non existent)

-The noise is only present when idling or going at very low speeds. It goes away when I drive at a higher speed. it sometimes goes away when its idling and I let go of the brake.

-This noise does not occur always but it does happen about 97% of the time. And sometimes when when the noise is present, it goes away for a few seconds , then comes back.


Does anyone have this same issue or know what is the cause of this noise and how to fix it? I've seen other videos like this but it is not the same noise as it is here.
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I really can't hear it from this video.

Maybe have someone hold the brake while you grab footage from the engine bay? Don't worry so much about the video. Instead... try to aim the mic of your phone toward the valve cover, the exhaust header, and the belt-driven stuff on the side.
 
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I really can't hear it from this video.

Maybe have someone hold the brake while you grab footage from the engine bay? Don't worry so much about the video. Instead... try to aim the mic of your phone toward the valve cover, the exhaust header, and the belt-driven stuff on the side.
You can hear it thought the whole video especially from 1:43-1:53

At the end of the video I turn off the engine and the quick tapping/rattling/knocking stops.
 

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Did you find out what it was. Mine does the same thing at idle. I have a 2020 Sport 2.0 and started doing this at around 1300 miles. Also engine running rough. Im taking it to the dealer on Tuesday.
 


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Last time I heard an engine make that noise it was main bearings bad. You need to take that to the dealer so they can do something with that
 

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Here is a video of mine. It started running rough and the knocking sound began at 1300 miles. 3 times i took it to the dealer in march, they said its running fine. At the time the knocking was not as loud. Now at 4000 miles knocking noise is louder and easy to hear.

 

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Here is another video of the knocking. If anybody can suggest what could it be? I took it to the dealer and those lying SOBs could not tell me what it is, but tried to tell me that it sounds normal and that all Hondas sound like that. I told them that the loaner was not making the knocking noise, so the lying SOB told me that it will.

In real life it is much louder and it only happens at idle in all gears. You can clearly hear it every time i stop at a light.

 
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I can hear it.

Does it go away when the AC is off?
I can hear it.

Does it go away when the AC is off?
The AC was off.
(But my ac isn't blowing cold air either just fresh)

Could probably be metal expanding when the car is warmed up. The car performs fine. Over 126k miles on it but I do do baby it.

It's just the noise that worries me a bit but other than that the car drives great.
 

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I bought a 2020 Civic Sport 2.0 a few months ago because I totaled my 2016 hitting a deer. About a week after I bought it I noticed the same noise you guys have had took it to 2 different dealers and they said same thing they all sound that way. My 2016 did not ever make this noise so idk what to do but wait for it to get worse if it does.
 


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So my civic was making a similar noise after 1) hitting a deer and 2) getting the condenser replaced. For me, it was the metal clamp on the lower radiator hose vibrating on the subframe. Put some insulation between the two - back to normal.
 

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Did you find out what it was. Mine does the same thing at idle. I have a 2020 Sport 2.0 and started doing this at around 1300 miles. Also engine running rough. Im taking it to the dealer on Tuesday.
i noticed mine doing the same noise,same 2020 civic sport 2.0L
I still don’t have an idea
 

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Hi all,

Mine is a 2018 2.0L CTV and it does the same thing and only when the engine is warm as described by the OP. I have no idea what it is, but it is annoying.

I am taking it to a mechanic today, let's see if they find anything.
 

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2016 Honda Civic LX with th 2.0 L cvt
has a knocking/ticking noise.

Wear headphones to listen to it clearly. its a fast ticking/ knocking.

HERE is a link to YouTube with my Civic making the noise:



From what I know, this noise only start when:


-The engine is hot (never when its cold upon cold start)

-When it's in Park, Reverse, Drive, Sport, and L (In Neutral its almost non existent)

-The noise is only present when idling or going at very low speeds. It goes away when I drive at a higher speed. it sometimes goes away when its idling and I let go of the brake.

-This noise does not occur always but it does happen about 97% of the time. And sometimes when when the noise is present, it goes away for a few seconds , then comes back.


Does anyone have this same issue or know what is the cause of this noise and how to fix it? I've seen other videos like this but it is not the same noise as it is here.
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I bought a 2020 Civic Sport 2.0 a few months ago because I totaled my 2016 hitting a deer. About a week after I bought it I noticed the same noise you guys have had took it to 2 different dealers and they said same thing they all sound that way. My 2016 did not ever make this noise so idk what to do but wait for it to get worse if it does.

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Started to notice this noise on the car. Don’t know if it’s always been there or not since I mostly have the windows down and I can’t hear it then. Bought the car used back in Nov 2020 and have put 5k (bit over 20k miles on the clock) miles into it at this point. Has anyone else noticed this noise, is it normal to this engine?


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Sounds terrible. I would tow that to the dealer. Sounds almost like an engine that's low on oil.

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yikes...
can you pop up the hood and put the phone somewhere so we can hear better the engine...and do the same thing..maybe pop the hood and do the same but while filming put the phone out the window and forward toward the engine bay as much as you can...with the hood open.

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Had my gf help me real quick. I could t hear anything outside like the inside. But then again I’ve never heard it with the hood open. Checked oil and it is fine. @yansag1982

@whytfwontthiswork it’s audible at idle to about 1500 rpm. Don’t hear it besides that range.


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Had my gf help me real quick. I could t hear anything outside like the inside. But then again I’ve never heard it with the hood open. Checked oil and it is fine. @yansag1982

@whytfwontthiswork it’s audible at idle to about 1500 rpm. Don’t hear it besides that range.
I can still kind of hear it with hood open. Try listening/filming around the bumper area from the front. I hear mine mostly there

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I can still kind of hear it with hood open. Try listening/filming around the bumper area from the front. I hear mine mostly there
If he isolates the sound using software you'll hear it way better.

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Keep us posted. I know Direct Injection cars are noisy.

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Doesn’t sound normal to me

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Doesn’t sound normal to me
Same here sounds like piston slap

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I concur, that doesn’t sound normal at all. This engine makes some funny noises but that isn’t one of them. Should definitely get it checked out ASAP.

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Thanks for the replies. Dropping it off at the dealership today. I’ll keep this thread updated.

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got a call from the dealership, they confirmed the sound isn’t normal and will have to remove the valve cover so I should expect more info tomorrow.

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got a call from the dealership, they confirmed the sound isn’t normal and will have to remove the valve cover so I should expect more info tomorrow.
Wonderin if they suspecting valve clearance

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Wonderin if they suspecting valve clearance
We’ll see what they say tomorrow. I wasn’t asked to authorize any amount of money so I wonder if that means it’s all warranty.

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Started to notice this noise on the car. Don’t know if it’s always been there or not since I mostly have the windows down and I can’t hear it then. Bought the car used back in Nov 2020 and have put 5k (bit over 20k miles on the clock) miles into it at this point. Has anyone else noticed this noise, is it normal to this engine?
I bought a 2020 Honda Civic sport coupe 2.0 non turbo with only 5,000 miles on it and from the beginning of the first day I have also heard a knocking sound. I can only hear it from inside the car. If I open up the door the sound almost goes away. once I get out to check under the hood I can't hear anything. then if I get back in the car and shut the door I can hear it again! Also if I start my car for the first time that day no matter what time of the day it is , for the first two or three minutes I can't hear anything but once it starts to warm up it starts to faintly knock again. Also, about three months ago I took my car in to the shop to have my spark plugs replaced and got a rental for the weekend. A 2021 Honda Civic sport sedan 2.0 non turbo. And guess what.... As soon as I started the car,nothing ,and then about 5 minutes as it started to warm up hear came the knocking noise!!! This rental was brand new 300 miles on it. I said all that to say the I think it might be just the way the honda cars sounds, or at least I hope so.

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Started to notice this noise on the car. Don’t know if it’s always been there or not since I mostly have the windows down and I can’t hear it then. Bought the car used back in Nov 2020 and have put 5k (bit over 20k miles on the clock) miles into it at this point. Has anyone else noticed this noise, is it normal to this engine?
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