# 1998 Honda Civic squealing

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-civic-squealing/7854>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [November 30, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-civic-squealing/7854 "2007-11-30T20:28:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![rconway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f4b2a3/32.png) [@rconway](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rconway)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-civic-squealing/7854/1 "2007-11-30T20:28:21Z")

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Civic has 91,000 miles, just had timing belt replaced, water pump, and other maintenance done but now hear a squealing noise from under the hood on right side when I accelerate. It quiets down when car has been running a while. My mechanic greased the distributor cap but it’s still squealing. He thinks distributor might need replacing.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-civic-squealing/7854/2 "2007-12-01T00:06:35Z")

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“Greased the distributor cap?” What kind of grease did your mechanic use?

I suggest you get a second opinion from another mechanic.

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**Author:** ![Jeremy\_R\_Hoyt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jeremy_r_hoyt/32/37_2.png) [@Jeremy\_R\_Hoyt](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jeremy_R_Hoyt)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 4:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-civic-squealing/7854/3 "2007-12-01T04:22:18Z")

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Are you sure it is coming from the right side? It sounds like it is a loose belt.