Hey all...I have a '97 HX, and lately I've been hearing some pretty nasty sounds that I can't really explain, but I'll try anyway to see if anyone has ideas of what could be happening. When I'm driving (ie. in gear) there's a throaty knocking sound that gets faster as I go faster, especially at higher RPMs. Also, when I'm downshifting into 2nd and 1st, with the clutch still in, there's a high-pitched whine sound that slows down with the car (hopefully that makes sense). Neither of these sounds are normal at all. My friends and I looked around to see if there was anything obvious, and when we revved it up a bit, it sounds like the knocking sound is coming from the motor. We thought the transmission was the problem, but we're just not sure.

Anyway, I'm having it checked out tomorrow, but I'm just out of college and haven't found a job yet...so basically I have no money. I'm dreading that my motor might be crapping out on me, but the car only has 67,000 miles on it, and I don't really drive it too hard. Does anyone have ideas of what might be causing all this??