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Well, my friend checked the noise as I was jumping up and down in the trunk. We both aggreed that it was something with the sway bar or endlinks.

So I took the sway bar off with the endlinks still attached to it and jumped up and down and it didn’t make the noise so I confirmed that it was either the sway bar or endlinks.

I then put teflon tape around the sway bar where the bushing go and installed it. After that I jumped on it again and it didn’t make the noise. I confirmed this by driving over several speed bumps and it still didn’t make a single noise.

So as of now I have seemed to fix it, hopefully for a really long time.

Thank you everyone for your comments and suggestions I really appreciate it.

I really hate reading a thread where someone says problem fixed without posting a solution so I just thought I would post mine here.

Thanks again 🙂

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Well, my friend checked the noise as I was jumping up and down in the trunk. We both aggreed that it was something with the sway bar or endlinks.

So I took the sway bar off with the endlinks still attached to it and jumped up and down and it didn’t make the noise so I confirmed that it was either the sway bar or endlinks.

I then put teflon tape around the sway bar where the bushing go and installed it. After that I jumped on it again and it didn’t make the noise. I confirmed this by driving over several speed bumps and it still didn’t make a single noise.

So as of now I have seemed to fix it, hopefully for a really long time.

Thank you everyone for your comments and suggestions I really appreciate it.

I really hate reading a thread where someone says problem fixed without posting a solution so I just thought I would post mine here.

Thanks again 🙂

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Sorry that I haven’t responded. I have been in the process of helping my mother get the hosue reading to sell so I’ve been extremeley busy.

How exactly do I check the endlinks? What do I look for? Thanks!

Also, if it is any help I can go over a speed bump at litterally 3mph and I will hear the noise once when the suspension compresses and then again when I just pass the speed bump when the suspension decomresses.

Thanks everyone!

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Sorry that I haven’t responded. I have been in the process of helping my mother get the hosue reading to sell so I’ve been extremeley busy.

How exactly do I check the endlinks? What do I look for? Thanks!

Also, if it is any help I can go over a speed bump at litterally 3mph and I will hear the noise once when the suspension compresses and then again when I just pass the speed bump when the suspension decomresses.

Thanks everyone!

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Thank you to everyone for your replies!

I do have an aftermarket exhaust and I’ve tried to move it around while underneath the car and it doesn’t seem to make noise. I do believe it would benifit from a hanger that has stiffer rubber has it does make a little noise or hits something if I move it quite violently, but I don’t believe that is what I am hearing.

I also tried looking for the shocks having any leaks and I could not find any. I will also check the trunk to make sure the shocks are bolted up correctly.

Will a sway bar bushing make that squeaking nosie when I make the car go up and down? I think it might be them since people on my civic problem have a similar issue. I don’t know how to fix it though since the bushings aren’t bad it’s just the sway bar is a little thicker than stock and I have the stock bushings. Someone said to put teflon tape on the sway bar where the bushing hits, but I don’t know.

Thanks everyone!

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Thank you to everyone for your replies!

I do have an aftermarket exhaust and I’ve tried to move it around while underneath the car and it doesn’t seem to make noise. I do believe it would benifit from a hanger that has stiffer rubber has it does make a little noise or hits something if I move it quite violently, but I don’t believe that is what I am hearing.

I also tried looking for the shocks having any leaks and I could not find any. I will also check the trunk to make sure the shocks are bolted up correctly.

Will a sway bar bushing make that squeaking nosie when I make the car go up and down? I think it might be them since people on my civic problem have a similar issue. I don’t know how to fix it though since the bushings aren’t bad it’s just the sway bar is a little thicker than stock and I have the stock bushings. Someone said to put teflon tape on the sway bar where the bushing hits, but I don’t know.

Thanks everyone!

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Thanks for your help guys._x000D_
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I will maybe use this one a week if that. I don’t need to take any crank bolts off or anything so that’s why I was thinking about getting a 3/8 gun; it’s also lighter which I like._x000D_
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I already drained the oil out and it did

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I’ve been looking one too. If you found any please let us know!

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Yea, I only have a 1/2 inch so 16 ft lbs is on the low end. I saw the torquing head bolts countless times 🙂

Well, an update today. Went to Honda got the head gasket, vtec solenoid, and an air assist valve. Then I drove 25 miles to the shop that I’ve never been to and gave him the parts. Well, apparently Honda gave me the wrong part and it wasn’t the vtec solenoid that needs to be replaced, but the VTC oil control valve. I honestly think one of their mechanics broke it since it’s plastic and just forgot to disconnect it, but oh well.

So I went back to Honda and returned the vtec solenoid and they will have the VTC oil control valve tomorrow (it seems they never have the part…ever). At least the VTC oil control valve was around $50 less so that’s good.

So tomorrow I will go by Honda again and get the VTC oil control valve and bring it to the shop. He said that everything should be back together by tomorrow.

It was really cool looking at my head/intake manifold laying out on the bench and looking at the pistons etc, etc.

Now, I’m off to see the domestic vs import video..seems quite interesting and very controversial as well.

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Lesson learned. Now, I make absolutely certain that everything is plugged up before I fill up anything!

This kinda works with bottles of soda, milk, etc. One time I just barely put the cap on and then I went back to it thinking it was all the way on and it went everywhere. Now, I always make sure it’s tight before I leave it alone.

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So the guy called me today. He said the machine shop took the bolt out and helicoiled it so that’s good. He did say that somehow the vtec solinoid wasn’t working and something else along with a new head gasket so that’s around $250 plus the $125 for the machine shop. Right now I’m looking at $800…

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Yea, he sent the head to the machine shop to get the bolt out. I think it’s $800 for everything and he’s going to install the header to since he had to remove the exhaust manifold anyway so that’s good. I just don’t know how the vtec solenoid broke…

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Yea, the thing is that it was a brand new bolt that snapped, I actually got it from Honda that day. I will let the mechanic put back everything. He said that it was way over torqued, but I read it in the Helms manual that it was 16 ft lbs. I’ll ask him tomorrow what he’s going to torque it as. I’ll try to get a picture of what I’m talking about in the actually manual.

Here is what it says in the manual:

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It is bolt number 8 and I know the bolt is 8 x 1.25 since I measured it and I also put it into one of those hole things that ACE has if you have any idea what I’m talking about. So since it is 8 x 1.25 it says the torque is 16 ft lbs. So I don’t know. I also torqued the other bolts, maybe 2 or 3 just to see if it was at 16 ft lbs and when I did they all make the torque wrench click almost immediately indicating that they were at least 16 ft lbs. So I don’t know.

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Yea, I know. Too bad it is going to cost me $800. At least I don’t have to buy a new head so that’s good.

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Well, I called the guy today and he said he couldn’t get it out. So he removed the head and took it to a machine shop this morning. So far, he said it will be $400 since he removed the head. Now the machine shop has to remove it.

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