is this noise my timing belt?

My 2000 Honda Civic makes a slight metal on metal noise when I startup
and drive slowly. It goes away when I hit the brake. I had the brakes
checked and they are fine. Could it be my timing belt? I'm at 80k. It
sounds like some kind of belt may be too tight or straining.

 

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Your manual tells you how to diagnose the 'scrapers' on the brake pads.
The TB probably isn't making noise, but it's coming 'due' because of
it's age, right?

Have you ever changed your tranny fluid? I'd do a drain-n-fill two or
three times at your mileage. You have to use Honda Z1 ATF.

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'Curly'

 

I just changed my oil and forgot to tell him to change the transmission
fluid. Could that be it or could it be my transmission is going. It's
automatic and I've noticed that it doesn't shift well lately.

 

Like Curly sez - it's probably brakes - with regard to changing your
ATF - if the he is somebody other than a Honda dealer - then the
likelyhood of him using honda atf is remote. It is really easy to
change yourself - but whomever does it - use Honda ATF - if anybody
says some other product is just as good - run don't walk away - they
are full of it.

 

Maybe I should get a second opinion on the brakes. The last couple of
times I had my oil changed I did it at the Acura dealer (I purchased it
used and they included two years of oil changes at the time of
purchase). What are the odds that they ever changed my transmission
fluid?