Badm0n

Hey everyone, I just got my 2006 AP2 with about 65K miles & it is in immaculate condition however I noticed 2 weird sounds & I couldnt find anyone with a similar issue with search.

The sound sounds is a very soft hiss coming from somewhere on the drivers side (I’m thinking it’s somewhere from the rear wheel), it sounds very similar to a faucet just barely being turned on & it doesnt get louder or faster as I'm driving. It stays consistent at all speeds although I can’t really hear it over the engine at higher speeds.

The second sound is a light metal scraping sound that only happens in reverse when I'm riding the clutch a bit and backing up. There is nothing hanging or touching the ground under the car. My s2 is also bone stock.

Thanks for any help!

stock06

Hello,

Congratulations on the new ride! Some things to consider. Could the two sounds be coming from the same place? Are they there when coasting, cornering, braking, etc? Try jacking car and turn wheel by hand to see if you hear it. See if you can maybe make a recording of the sound(s). Recommend a re-torquing of the rear axle nut if you have not already done that.

My take is the forum members will need more details to help in detail.

Here are some posts/ sites to get you started.

https://www.s2ki.com/2012/09/21/reto...ow-to-and-why/

https://robrobinette.com/S2000Bearing.htm

S2000.club [Your Honda S2000 Resource]

Best if luck to you!

Michael

cosmomiller

Well, I am just shooting darts here but I think I would take a look at your brakes on the right side of the car. It may explain the "hissing" sound and who knows, maybe explain the scraping as well. A dragging shoe or other part of the brakes making contact could do it. It could very well be the pads are shot and are making contact with the disc. Jack it up and rotate the tires. Have someone depress the brake pedal as the tires are spun.

bradyn

First of all get a piece of pipe or a section of hose you can fit a quarter in and do your best to locate the noise. Might be wise to watch some videos on youtube for common areas to examine. Lastly, if you want any help from us you will have to post a recording.

Do everything you can think of to reproduce or change the sound. Jack the car up and have someone do things while you sit by the engine with the hose.

Badm0n

Thank you everyone for the info & help so far! I will try to get a recording of the sound and more specifics for you soon. Someone told me it sounds like possibly my rotor for the hissing sound & probably my brakes for the squealing sound in reverse.

Badm0n

Here is a recording of the hissing sound, you can hear it very clearly towards the end of the video after i make a turn and start accelerating again. Its the consistent “SSSSSSS” sound throughout the video.

Badm0n

Its most noticeable at 30-37 seconds

Chuck S

Inaudible to me.

-- Chuck

Badm0n

If you play it with the loudest volume you can hear it, from 0 - 15 seconds and then it stops as I came to a stop & then you can hear it again. Sounds like a light metal scraping sound.

bradyn

I believe I had a similar sound and it was either a flimsy Honda del sol break shield that was rubbing after a break job, or it was the time I installed my break pad clips backwards on my del sol, I forget which. To me it sounds like a wheel well hiss and it could be related to break pads or rotors too. only see it being pads if there's an imprint on rotors though. I hear cracked rotors are common on s2000 because they don't have ventilation holes stock but I don't know much about that myself, just something to be mindful about.

For me my brakeshield hiss happened when the vehicle was rolling and I think it would go away intermittently but not for long . I don't remember exactly what it was because I was a kid with my first del sol but it was one of those things, rotors, pad clips, @/or breakshield. I remember my rotor was scarred but wasn't easy to spot till it was off so examine them for sure.

Definitely try to locate the sound, get someone to walk alongside wheels and go around. if my memory serves me correctly the clips hiss got worse with speed and the rubbing break shield plate incident behind the rotor didn't. I'm leaning towards break shield though.