2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

Any ideas? It started just yesterday - it's very noticeable when
accelerating and appears to be coming from the belt area on the driver's
side under the hood.

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

Hancock wrote:
> Any ideas? It started just yesterday - it's very noticeable when
> accelerating and appears to be coming from the belt area on the driver's
> side under the hood.
>
>
timing belt about to break?

inspect asap and quit driving until fixed.

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

Hancock wrote:
> Any ideas? It started just yesterday - it's very noticeable when
> accelerating and appears to be coming from the belt area on the driver's
> side under the hood.
>
>
timing belt about to break?

inspect asap and quit driving until fixed.

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

"Hancock" wrote

> Any ideas? It started just yesterday - it's very noticeable when
> accelerating and appears to be coming from the belt area on the driver's
> side under the hood.

4 or 6 cyl? How many miles? (Only 6 cyl's have a timing belt per my '04
manual.)

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

"Hancock" wrote

> Any ideas? It started just yesterday - it's very noticeable when
> accelerating and appears to be coming from the belt area on the driver's
> side under the hood.

4 or 6 cyl? How many miles? (Only 6 cyl's have a timing belt per my '04
manual.)

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

"Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
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>
> 4 or 6 cyl? How many miles? (Only 6 cyl's have a timing belt per my '04
> manual.)

You had better read another manual. {;^)

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

"Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
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>
> 4 or 6 cyl? How many miles? (Only 6 cyl's have a timing belt per my '04
> manual.)

You had better read another manual. {;^)

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

"Brian Smith" wrote

>> 4 or 6 cyl? How many miles? (Only 6 cyl's have a timing belt per my '04
>> manual.)
>
> You had better read another manual. {;^)

:-) Yeah, that was pretty dumb, huh? OK, let me try it a different way:
where *replacing* a timing belt is concerned, the owner's manual indicates
it's necessary only in the 6 cylinder. How's that?

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

"Brian Smith" wrote

>> 4 or 6 cyl? How many miles? (Only 6 cyl's have a timing belt per my '04
>> manual.)
>
> You had better read another manual. {;^)

:-) Yeah, that was pretty dumb, huh? OK, let me try it a different way:
where *replacing* a timing belt is concerned, the owner's manual indicates
it's necessary only in the 6 cylinder. How's that?

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

"Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
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>
> :-) Yeah, that was pretty dumb, huh? OK, let me try it a different way:
> where *replacing* a timing belt is concerned, the owner's manual indicates
> it's necessary only in the 6 cylinder. How's that?

In the Owners Manuals of all of my 4 cylinder Honda cars ('79, '83, '85,
'88, another '88, '91, '94 and '97) they stated the timing belt should be
replaced around 96,000 kilometres. The '01 V6 required the timing belt to be
changed at 160,000 kilometres.

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

"Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
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>
> :-) Yeah, that was pretty dumb, huh? OK, let me try it a different way:
> where *replacing* a timing belt is concerned, the owner's manual indicates
> it's necessary only in the 6 cylinder. How's that?

In the Owners Manuals of all of my 4 cylinder Honda cars ('79, '83, '85,
'88, another '88, '91, '94 and '97) they stated the timing belt should be
replaced around 96,000 kilometres. The '01 V6 required the timing belt to be
changed at 160,000 kilometres.

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

"Brian Smith" wrote

>> :-) Yeah, that was pretty dumb, huh? OK, let me try it a different way:
>> where *replacing* a timing belt is concerned, the owner's manual
>> indicates it's necessary only in the 6 cylinder. How's that?

> In the Owners Manuals of all of my 4 cylinder Honda cars ('79, '83,
> '85, '88, another '88, '91, '94 and '97) they stated the timing belt
> should be replaced around 96,000 kilometres. The '01 V6 required the
> timing belt to be changed at 160,000 kilometres.

But in '03 apparently things must have changed. My Accord is an '04
4-cylinder. The Service Interval section of the Owner's Manual refers to
changing the timing belt at 105,000 miles, or 60,000 miles severe service,
and specifies "6-cylinder only." In the 4-cylinder Service Interval section
of the manual there is no reference at all to a timing belt, intimating
there is no service required.

Therefore, Your Honor, I conclude....

Now, what about this OP's whirring noise? :-)

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

"Brian Smith" wrote

>> :-) Yeah, that was pretty dumb, huh? OK, let me try it a different way:
>> where *replacing* a timing belt is concerned, the owner's manual
>> indicates it's necessary only in the 6 cylinder. How's that?

> In the Owners Manuals of all of my 4 cylinder Honda cars ('79, '83,
> '85, '88, another '88, '91, '94 and '97) they stated the timing belt
> should be replaced around 96,000 kilometres. The '01 V6 required the
> timing belt to be changed at 160,000 kilometres.

But in '03 apparently things must have changed. My Accord is an '04
4-cylinder. The Service Interval section of the Owner's Manual refers to
changing the timing belt at 105,000 miles, or 60,000 miles severe service,
and specifies "6-cylinder only." In the 4-cylinder Service Interval section
of the manual there is no reference at all to a timing belt, intimating
there is no service required.

Therefore, Your Honor, I conclude....

Now, what about this OP's whirring noise? :-)

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

it's a 6 cylinder, 70,000 miles

"Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
news:13erakstcm8ll53@corp.supernews.com...
> "Hancock" wrote
>
>> Any ideas? It started just yesterday - it's very noticeable when
>> accelerating and appears to be coming from the belt area on the driver's
>> side under the hood.
>
> 4 or 6 cyl? How many miles? (Only 6 cyl's have a timing belt per my '04
> manual.)
>

Re: 2003 Accord Whirring Noise in Engine?
 

it's a 6 cylinder, 70,000 miles

"Howard Lester" <heylester@dakotacom.net> wrote in message
news:13erakstcm8ll53@corp.supernews.com...
> "Hancock" wrote
>
>> Any ideas? It started just yesterday - it's very noticeable when
>> accelerating and appears to be coming from the belt area on the driver's
>> side under the hood.
>
> 4 or 6 cyl? How many miles? (Only 6 cyl's have a timing belt per my '04
> manual.)
>