Horrible high pitched grinding noise when I turned my key to start the car
10-02-2009, 01:14 PM
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Horrible high pitched grinding noise when I turned my key to start the car
The topic title says it all.. It's the first time the car has done this, and it scared the hell out of me.. It's wet out today, and I was in my girlfriends driveway when it did it.. It was very loud, and sounded like it came from the starter.. Any chance my starter is going? It didn't make the sound again when I got home.. Help!
10-02-2009, 01:33 PM
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Re: Horrible high pitched grinding noise when I turned my key to start the car
might be dry bushings in the starter,starting around
1988 some of the starters have needle roller bearings
instead of bushings.
1988 some of the starters have needle roller bearings
instead of bushings.
10-02-2009, 01:50 PM
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Re: Horrible high pitched grinding noise when I turned my key to start the car
could be the teeth on either the starter or the flywheel/flex plate are worn out, allowing the gears to not mesh correctly and slip. This happened on my buddys bronco, replaced the starter, and all was well.
10-02-2009, 06:20 PM
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Re: Horrible high pitched grinding noise when I turned my key to start the car
Did the starter manage to crank the engine when it made the noise?
10-02-2009, 07:31 PM
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Re: Horrible high pitched grinding noise when I turned my key to start the car
I'm not sure, It scared the hell out of me from how loud it was.. But I turned it off, and tried again and it was fine..
10-03-2009, 08:56 AM
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Re: Horrible high pitched grinding noise when I turned my key to start the car
It will only get worse until you cant start the car.
I say replace the starter.
10-03-2009, 11:06 PM
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Re: Horrible high pitched grinding noise when I turned my key to start the car
Yeah, get under and check the starter/flexplate. The nose of the starter could be cracked. Or you could possibly be missing teeth on the flexplate ring gear.
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