Okay so I have a 00 TLP with about 120k. I was letting my lil sis drive so she can learn and when she got in the drivers seat and press the gas I heard this Loud Kocking sounds like some midgets were inside my dash knocking. It dosent last to long about 15 secs. I tried to look under the hood and locate the sound but to no avail I can't find it. I did a search but I didn't find anything that makes me feel like they had the same problem. Help me out PLEASE!

 

Did someone slip 87 octane in your gas tank?

Or the timing belt tensioner is giving out?

Did you do the timing belt plus tensioner and water pump at 105K?

 

No I didnt. Its just a weird sound. The car dosent drive different. Could that be the probelm though?

I did use gas from a racecoast. I used 93 octane though. I need to refill today so im going to shell..

 

midgets in the dash huh...are any of the suspension links or bars loose anywhere? any distortion to the headers or downpipe? i had this prob but it was when i installed after marketheaders and they touched the frame causing it to rumble and sound like midgets in the hood

 

Well.. I havent done anything to it. i will check and see if a bar is loose but it seems real loud inside right behind and below the radio. the only thing I had done recently was the Tranny and it was done by acura. So.. I guess I will look tomorrow at the links and bars.

 

And stop letting sis learn to drive in a TL

Send her to school and abuse their cars instead!

 

Okay I looked and nothing. It hasnt made the sound again.

 

Maybe it was his knees knocking. After all he was letting her learn to drive on his car

 

The midgets are on to you! I had some noise coming from the engine and it was my CAI pipe hitting the frame!

 

check under the dash or take it apart and see if something can lose......this would explain why you only hear it every once in a while.....

 

Vaccum up all the crumbs and take out any water/pop containers. With no food around, he will move on....

 

Man it's gotta be something deep in there. It's definitely in the dash area. Not in the engine. Dose the vents move in there during th start up of the car. That is usally when I hear it. It just started back so im going nutz here. Someone has to have heard this before. It kinda sounds like a vent or something trying to move and its getting stuck on something so it keeps trying and trying for like 20 secs or so.. HELP ME TOM CRUISE!!! HELP ME OPRAH!!! HELP ME ACURAZINE!!

 

Try turning the climate control OFF before turning engine off
Its less strain on things when all the eletrics ar off anyway
Start car and listen, then turn climate on and listen again

 

Okay today. It did it alot. So when I heard it I started to heater then the noise stopped. So I cut it off then the noise came back. So I kept doing it then it didnt affect it. I really dont wanna go to the dealer and let them rape me. I really dont like'a the rape'a lol. STILL THINKING ON WHAT TO DOOOOOOOOO.

 

At this point we need to know for certain if the climate doors are vacuum operated

Anyone have the for sure answer on this?

Or get out a vacuum guage and hook it up and have friend cycle the heat controls

 

And you dont need the dealer for this- just a good Acura guy, look in the phone book under automobile repair for an import shop or Acura specialist

 

Well I know recently I noticed that when I try to cut the air flow from the dash to just the floor. It still blows through the dash. Maybe it is that thing that open and closes those whatevas. Maybe someone knows what im talking about.

 

Im almost 100% positive the climate door is electrical.

Try taking off the glove box. If it is that you will hear it alot easier cause its right there. Does it only do it when the car is running or can you duplicate the sound by shutting it off and turning it to run?

 

It only does it when the car is running. I think it is what you said it was. The climate control. I can be driving and when I turn the to the colder setting it will start knocking as if a door is trying to turn. But when I turn it back to hot it will stop. It does this everytime I try to change the temp. It dosent constantly do it. Just for about 20 secs or so.

 

Hey fsttyms1 do you think this is a fix that I can do myself? I'm kinda handy lol.

 

Yes, and if i remember right there is a thread that actually dealt with this not that far back. Try doing a search.

 

I'm almost positive this is what you were talking about fsttyms1. From the thread it sounds like my exact issue. Which index number is it. Or I will just take the part# to Acura and see what they give me and replace that. Thanx anyway.