1998 Pontiac Sunfire 2.2L FWD

GOSH_ITS_JAY

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1998 PONTIAC SUNFIRE

When I start my car it makes a loud noise. Then after its started it goes away. Im thinking it has something to do with the starter.

Monday, June 11th, 2007 AT 1:20 PM

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If it is a grinding noise, the starter may be staying engaged.

Can you hum a few bars? :Wink:

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Monday, June 11th, 2007 AT 8:54 PM

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Hum a few bars?

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Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 AT 10:45 PM

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I guess I'm showing my age. Old joke.

Anyways, If the starter is staying engaged for a few extra seconds or is binding, it will damage the flywheel. It should be simple for a shop to identify once it's up in the air.

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Thursday, June 14th, 2007 AT 4:46 AM

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Lol ah.

Well now its not making the noise just its getting harder to start. Im guessing I need to replace it. But I dont wanna go spend $200 when it could be something simple.

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Saturday, June 16th, 2007 AT 10:23 PM

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IF the starter is binding and it doesn't get repaired, the flywhel may get damaged and make $200 not seem so bad. Have a shop take a look, might be worth a few bucks to find out.