Odd Starting Problem (with video)
Odd Starting Problem (with video) My 02 Firehawk has been experiencing a very peculiar starting malfunction. I'll take you through the motions. First cold start of the day, it starts up perfectly. No problems. Then after it's been driven comes the problem..
It's like a grinding noise, almost as if you're overcranking the key when starting the car. This led me to putting in a new starter. Nada, still does it. Maybe my redtop is overvolting with cranking amps once it's warm - replaced it. Still doing it.
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As for the video, the first crank was with nothing on. It does it for a second then stops. I turned it off, put on the AC, then cranked it again. Now it makes the same noise, for a MUCH longer time, to the point where I had to turn off the AC to stop it.
Now what.
It's like a grinding noise, almost as if you're overcranking the key when starting the car. This led me to putting in a new starter. Nada, still does it. Maybe my redtop is overvolting with cranking amps once it's warm - replaced it. Still doing it.
View Video on FQuickAs for the video, the first crank was with nothing on. It does it for a second then stops. I turned it off, put on the AC, then cranked it again. Now it makes the same noise, for a MUCH longer time, to the point where I had to turn off the AC to stop it.
Now what.
It does not do it while driving. Unless it's a warm start and I turn on the AC in the first few minutes. Starter is a month old... both my old starter and this starter do it.
Last edited by epic; Jul 28, 2007 at 03:34 PM.
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