# Just bought 09 civic but **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [October 26, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-bought-09-civic-but/21243 "2008-10-26T01:35:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sigma693](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@sigma693](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sigma693)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-bought-09-civic-but/21243/1 "2008-10-26T01:35:17Z")
Bought an 09 civic LX 3 days ago. 75 miles on odo now. Test drove ok but now when I start cold engine I hear a ‘whirrrr’ with RPMs in park and thru gears up to 25mph. Well, I think it is a timing chain/belt tensioner and am going to take to service dept Tuesday. My question is, is this normal sound?? I used to drive an 06 Frontier p/u. with V6 but it never made that sound. Will it skip a tooth when I have to drive 350 miles to Atlanta? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Manolito](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/manolito/32/3070_2.png) [@Manolito](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Manolito)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-bought-09-civic-but/21243/2 "2008-10-26T03:26:50Z")
I think I can safely say that this is not normal, but that is about all I can say without a better description of the way it sounds. If the sound goes away when it warms up, I would drive it if I needed to. If it fails, Honda will need to pick up the tow bill. Are you familiar with the whine that a hydraulic pump makes when it is failing? It could be the power steering pump, or the pump in the transmission if this is an automatic. If it is a timing chain or chain/belt tensioner, it would be the first time I heard of one of those failing on a new car, but anything is possible. I would not expect that to quiet as the engine warms.