98 Honda Accord making strange noises

[thurman.]

While my car is idling it makes a "tapping" sound. I put it in park to investigate the sound and it goes away. Only makes it at idle. It's like it from the steering wheel or something.


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[Jpocolypse]

Does the noise change if you turn the steering wheel? And does it do it just in drive? I would try putting various loads on the engine like AC on/off, headlights on/off, rear defroster on/off etc. If it just does it in drive and not in park it sounds like it might have some sort of correlation with amount of load on the engine. I would try turning some of the things mentioned above on and off as well as a combination of them and see how it effects the noise then report back with your findings.

 

[thurman.]

Does the noise change if you turn the steering wheel? And does it do it just in drive? I would try putting various loads on the engine like AC on/off, headlights on/off, rear defroster on/off etc. If it just does it in drive and not in park it sounds like it might have some sort of correlation with amount of load on the engine. I would try turning some of the things mentioned above on and off as well as a combination of them and see how it effects the noise then report back with your findings.

Great I will do put certain loads on it. But mainly it does it at idle.


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[Jpocolypse]

Putting a load on the engine doesn't make it stop idling. As long as your not pushing on the gas it's idling. (Assuming the car is stationary anyways) I would let it warm up and have it in park then turn on the AC and the rear defroster and see if the noise changes.