Ask the Car Guy @socky June 18
What is your car trouble?
I want to give back to Steemit community and provide some help on something that I know very well. Cars and how to fix them.
Please ask me about your car issue. Won't go into gear. Strange sounds. Don't know if you should take your car in to the shop. Just ask.
Send me the make, model, and year along with car symptoms.
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Getting noisy in the back end of my 2013 Honda Civic, socky. Tires don't look like they're wearing. Could be brake pads, or rotors maybe...anything else I should be thinking about?
Hello again @mepatriot!
It is difficult to diagnose noise behind a keyboard.
Wheel bearings. They will be noisier as you speed up.
A stuck caliper can cause brakes to drag and make noise.
Squealing noise when braking is a sign of bad brake pads. If the brake pads have worn down to metal-to-metal, then they will most definitely squeal. Your rotors will also be toast. Most manufacturers have gone to ceramic brake pads to help eliminate brake squeal. Sintered metal brake pads often come with a lifetime warranty as well as used on race cars. Down side is that they often squeal. If you have an option, ceramic pads are the way to go.
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I don't think it's the brake pbads because it's not real a squeal just a general loundness like you might expect from off-balance tires...but they aren't wearing hard...at least not that I can see. I'll have a guy look at it tomorrow just to be safe. Thanks!
Smell of ozone in the morning. 11-year old car.
Ain't that great.