Startup Noise - metal crunching
05-09-2007, 08:55 PM
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Mine is a 2000 with 54k miles. Started like 10k miles ago. It happened often when it was cold. It randomly happens but I just got a used starter with low miles. Gonna swap it out and see if it works.
05-10-2007, 03:03 AM
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hey guys, i just did alot of reading on this topic, it turns out it's not even starter related.
it's the timing chain tensioner(130 bucks) and it has a record for failing rather soon.
repeat: not the starter
it's the timing chain tensioner(130 bucks) and it has a record for failing rather soon.
repeat: not the starter
05-10-2007, 03:04 AM
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Originally Posted by nightcrawler7188,May 9 2007, 05:09 PM
so if you have this problem, every time the starter stays on for longer than it should, is it causing damage? mine only does it every once in a while. every time when it was cold, every once in a while now that it's hot.
mine is starting to do that around 100k, it happen way less after i change my oil for some reason.
05-10-2007, 09:40 AM
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jyeung528, from what you described I had the same problem when the cold season started last fall. I did a search and got basically the same answer, that it happeans in cold weather. For a while there it drove me nuts, I was thinking it had to be something else since it sounded so bad. It is now, spring.....the noise is gone now. I can only say the cold weather had something to do with it. Sorry, if I wasnt any help.
05-10-2007, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by iam7head,May 10 2007, 07:04 AM
and it happen less if you have fresh oil in the car, no?
mine is starting to do that around 100k, it happen way less after i change my oil for some reason.
mine is starting to do that around 100k, it happen way less after i change my oil for some reason.
09-02-2007, 10:49 PM
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its not the tct ive changed mine thinking it was the cause and it still makes the noise occasionally on cold startups. I think it has something to do with the starter not disengaging properlly or a bad ground somewhere on the engine start button that may be telling the starter to stay engaged longer than it should be... not the TCT from my experience
09-02-2007, 11:26 PM
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I have this problem too. Tried the TCT and no luck. Then I tried the starter with no luck either. My old starter looked fine too. It happens very rarely in the summer but once a week in the winter time.
) mine is doing it on cold nights again. *sigh*