help with strange noise

[cwass99@home.com (Colin)]

     Definitely sounds like the starter.  Shouldn't need to be replaced,
though.  You want to fix this as quick as reasonable as it's not being nice to
your flywheel.  I'm working from really dusty memories here (and having only
ever rebuilt starters for NA models), but you should be able to grease the
slides and guides inside to resolve this.  Depending on how it's put together,
you can probably LIGHTLY grease the shaft the pinion gear rides on to resolve
this without taking anything apart (other than pulling the starter out of the
car).

Cheers,
Colin


On 22-Jan-02 Brad Sayer wrote:
> My car likes to make a really strange noise when starting the car cold.  I 
> turn the key and hear what sounds like the starter spinning real fast, like 
> free spinning.  It does this for about 4-5 seconds, then with loud 
> clunk/grind type sound it engages the engine and the car turns over.
> 
> What the hell can it be?  Bad starter?  Something more serious?
> 
> It ONLY does it when its real cold. Like in the morning when its <35 and has 
> been sitting all night.  I leave for lunch and at the end of work and its 
> fine.  Starts like normal.  Days when its warmer out, starts like normal.
> 
> Its got me real worried...
> 
> Brad
> 
> 87 16V
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