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I cant get my car to turn over its making a drill sound?

Tiny
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  • 2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
  • 2.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 270,000 MILES
I cant get my car to turn over its making a drill sound I herd u can tap the starter with a hammer and it can turn over but do I need to tap it while some1 tries to start it or will tapping it be sifficient? How can I get my car to start?
Tuesday, November 26th, 2013 AT 9:57 AM

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Tiny
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More than likely this is due to a failed starter or the teeth on the starter gear have broken.

So, let's start with this info in this guide and go from there:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/starter-not-working-repair

I suspect we are going to have to replace the starter so here is a guide that will help with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-starter-motor

Below you will find the repair instructions from the manual that will help with this.

Please run through this and let me know what you find. However, if this does not sound like the issue then please get a recording of the issue and we can get on the same page. Thanks
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