CR-V problem, anyone heard of this?

My CR-V makes a strange noise when making
hard turns or U-turns, sounds like a knife
grinding the rotating axial metal...
seems to be from the rear side...

A friend experiences the same thing with his
CR-V, neither of us have figured out why...

Any opinion on this before we bring them
to the dealers?

Thanks.

 

Rear differential fluid. Change it!




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You need one litre of Dual Pump Fluid, and you can do it yourself if you
get an adapter that screws intot he threads of an oil bottle, allowintg
you to pump 'up hill'

Wally World / Canadian Tire has them. hondasuv.com has instructions too.

'Curly'

 

HHRM, motsco

Thanks alot. I browsed hondasuv.com and seems
like me and my buddy are not alone. Great info.
I am ignorant in cars so I guess at least I am
bringing it back to the dealer. Hope it doesn't
cost much...

Thanks again guys.

 

I'm curious, what year CRV and what mileage?

 

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All models of CR-V, Generation I or generation II can develope this
noise because the Dual Pump Fluid loses it's viscosity when you pass
50,000 km / 30,000 miles. The North American version of the manual is
missing a bunch of 'dots' in the maintenance schedule. The U.K. version
of the manual has the dots, we (in North America) have the noisy CRV's .
.. .

It's a fairly 'expensive' sounding noise, IIRC. It has probably cost
Honda CR-V owners a billion dollars in misdiagnosed repairs . . .

'Curly'

 

I just have my fluid changed and the noise
went away. I feel compelled to thank
once again all your advices.

It's amazing oil can somehow lose viscosity...
you would have thought they've developed
something better by now...

Thanks again!

 

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They have invented something much better, which I alluded to . . . It's
called: MAIL OUT AN ADDENDUM TO THE MANUAL WITH THE CORRECT INTERVALS !

'Curly'