Civic EG

Let me start by saying I hate when little things cause potentially big problems.

I was backing into a spot last night, and I was rolling backwards in neutral at ~3mph. I went to brake and realized (too late) that my floormat was balled up under the brake pedal, then pulled the ebrake right as I hit the curb.

Everything sounded fine at that point, and when I got out and looked the bumper is fine and there is a slight bend in the lip of my exhaust. But when I started her up ~3 hours later, I heard a pretty loud vibration coming from the rear, sounds almost like it's vibrating against the fuel tank or chassis. Grabbed a flashlight and was able to inspect the two rear-most hangars and they aren't torn but I couldn't see much else (she's low and it was raining). If I apply pressure with my foot, it stops.

However, it's very infrequent - as soon as it reached idle temp, it went away, and on the ride home (about 8 miles) I only heard it once or twice and even then, mainly at stoplights while idling.

The plan is to jack it up when I get home today (at work ATM) but I was wondering if there are any specific things I should look for or expect to find.

Thanks in advance :-)

this happen to my friends eclipse,

try to look for any metal to metal contact

if its the stock exhaust see if the springs on the last 2 bolts are fine
check for any lose bolts, or check it bent the exhaust so its touchin you bumper and its makin that noise

idk just some thoughts
GL gettin it fixed

just turn the radio up. its the chepest fix ever

egsedanguy wrote:just turn the radio up. its the chepest fix ever

tru dat holmez

check out the heatsheild. thats what was causing my rattle. also check the mini heatsheild built into the cat.

Thanks for the info, guys, and sorry for the delay in saying so - life has been busy.

It's definitely not the header heat shield or cat shield, it's somewhere behind the cat (connecting pipe and/or muffler hangar or such). Unfortunately I haven't been able to get it off the ground to the point where I can lie under it and take a close look; I was only able to jack up the rear passenger tire and take a quick glance before the rain came in.

At least it's infrequent (for now), I'll update if/when I find out what's happening.