2004 Honda Civic New Noise

Tiny
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Noises problem
2004 Honda Civic 4 cyl Manual 62,353 miles

I bought a this car yesterday. Last time a drove a stick was in the late seventies. Earlier in the day, on the way to my mechanic to check it, I was in 4th gear on the highway and accidentally attempted to shift into reverse because I thought it was 5th! It was just for a few seconds, and there was a brief grinding noise. It didn't go into reverse thankfully, instead it went into neutral. Flustered because I knew the clutch had been fully engaged, I did it a second time the exact same way. Then realized reverse was where I thought 5th was.
My mechanic looked it over & drove it in the parking lot. I told him what I did to it- he said I probably didn't hurt anything because I would know right away if I had. I drove it 30 more miles. Then I noticed what seemed to be a new noise, more noticeable in 1st & 2nd gear- a lower (than the other engine sounds) pitched "rrrr" sound. There is no grinding while switching gears.
Then today I took it to the Honda dealer for an airbag check, and while there, asked him about the noise. He listened to it & said it might be a bearing in the transmission, and mentioned a $1600 cost to replace the bearing.
Now I am concerned I may have damaged the transmission. How likely is that?
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 AT 6:38 PM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

Hitting reverse wont damage a bearing like that, I would say that there is some bearing wear for the age of the car, start with changing the transmission oil and add an oil stabilizer as well this wont hurt.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 AT 7:16 PM
Tiny
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Hi,
Wow, it's a relief that I probably didn't hurt it- is that some sort of safety feature?
Sounds like a good idea about the fluids.I'll try that.
It does have a 6 mo/7,500 mi power train warranty (not sure if trany is covered tho)
Thank you very much
Emily
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 AT 7:34 AM

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