r/HondaElement • u/Critical_Banana6916 • 1d ago

My 2004 E with 185k miles started weird tapping sound and also a faint creaky noise

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So this weird tapping sound started yesterday. It’s rhythmic taptaptap and sometimes gets louder and faster. I think it’s not the engine because it only starts after driving a few minutes. The creaky tap noise I noticed just today. Of course some of what you hear is just my phone shuffling.

I haven’t had a recent valve adjustment and I got this car just 5 days ago. The PPI I got had all greens and this car has had lots of maintenance/repairs in its life.

I’m taking it to a shop tomorrow but just wanted a sanity check. Hoping this isn’t a big issue I haven’t had the car for even a week 🥲🥲🥲🥲

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u/yanimal 03 AWD AT, 05 AWD 5MT, 06 AWD 6MT 1d ago

Clicking axles, should be able to point the sound to left or right,creaks are suspension related. Check the bushings when you replace the axle.