Grindage... I got one for you...
#1
Grindage... I got one for you...
O.k.
So my car through a CEL on Sat. I tried to ignition flip to get it off but it stayed. Car seems to run just fine after. Went home. Parked the rest of the weekend. Got ready to work and started it this morning and it made this TERRIBLE grinding noise. So I turned it off and did it again... like 3/4 times. Does it every time but once started my idle is on point and it seems to be running just fine.
Drove it to work this morning. Seemed to actually be running a bit smoother than normal.
Is my starter sticking or could it be something worse? I can't record it unless I have someone else out there with me.
I have a snapped wire from my battery to my starter but as long as it's touching the terminal it starts. I'm wondering if it just cooked my starter.
I'm trying to get a hold of a reader to check the code but I don't have one right now.
So my car through a CEL on Sat. I tried to ignition flip to get it off but it stayed. Car seems to run just fine after. Went home. Parked the rest of the weekend. Got ready to work and started it this morning and it made this TERRIBLE grinding noise. So I turned it off and did it again... like 3/4 times. Does it every time but once started my idle is on point and it seems to be running just fine.
Drove it to work this morning. Seemed to actually be running a bit smoother than normal.
Is my starter sticking or could it be something worse? I can't record it unless I have someone else out there with me.
I have a snapped wire from my battery to my starter but as long as it's touching the terminal it starts. I'm wondering if it just cooked my starter.
I'm trying to get a hold of a reader to check the code but I don't have one right now.
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I have a copy of torque on my phone and obd2 bluetooth thing if you want to try that. I am in Palo Alto though.
Sorry to hear about your grinding problem. I have no clue what it could be.
Sorry to hear about your grinding problem. I have no clue what it could be.
#5
That's what I was thinking. That the wire just floating there has caused some kind of issue with the starter itself. It sounds almost like it's not withdrawing fast enough and the flywheel is skipping off it.
But just before my CEL came on my car bucked super hard so I'm hoping I didn't skip a tooth or some ****.
Guess I should fix that wire and see if that fixes my problem. If not I'll have to get it in somewhere to check it out.
But just before my CEL came on my car bucked super hard so I'm hoping I didn't skip a tooth or some ****.
Guess I should fix that wire and see if that fixes my problem. If not I'll have to get it in somewhere to check it out.
#8
Well... just started my car and drove it around. Then started it again and drove it back.
No grinds. So I'm thinking the grinding may have something to do with a lack of voltage getting to the starter because of that busted wire.
CEL is still on. Unrelated. I think it's probably gonna be the same code that other dude got or maybe just a cat code.
No grinds. So I'm thinking the grinding may have something to do with a lack of voltage getting to the starter because of that busted wire.
CEL is still on. Unrelated. I think it's probably gonna be the same code that other dude got or maybe just a cat code.