Starter?
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Starter? A few weeks ago I bought my first car, a 1994 Camaro Z28. The car has 123k miles on it and has a few new parts; a new alternator and distributor.
When I key it over it starts perfectly fine but when it starts there is a loud chirp sound. My dad's friend said it is perfectly fine but I figured I would seek a second opinion from people who actually OWN these cars.
Thanks in advance
When I key it over it starts perfectly fine but when it starts there is a loud chirp sound. My dad's friend said it is perfectly fine but I figured I would seek a second opinion from people who actually OWN these cars.
Thanks in advance
It could be nothing (that i know of) if it starts just fine every crank. But, my car had a "chirp" sound when i started it w/my old starter, and it would often take several turns of the key until the car would actually start... every other time it would just make a tap sound, like it wasn't fully engaging the flywheel properly. Long story short, i got tired of it, and replaced it w/an aftermarket one. Starts perfectly every time now, no chirp either. The problem i had was the starter, and it wasn't until i took it off, and had it in good light that i saw there was a small crack running along it. Under pressure this could have cause the starter pinion to go in a direction other than where it was intended, and either hit something (like the flywheel itself) or chirp when started. Yours may just be needing a shim installed or removed which sounds like a small pain in the butt to deal with.
Thread Starter
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 541
Likes: 1
From: Mass
It could be nothing (that i know of) if it starts just fine every crank. But, my car had a "chirp" sound when i started it w/my old starter, and it would often take several turns of the key until the car would actually start... every other time it would just make a tap sound, like it wasn't fully engaging the flywheel properly. Long story short, i got tired of it, and replaced it w/an aftermarket one. Starts perfectly every time now, no chirp either. The problem i had was the starter, and it wasn't until i took it off, and had it in good light that i saw there was a small crack running along it. Under pressure this could have cause the starter pinion to go in a direction other than where it was intended, and either hit something (like the flywheel itself) or chirp when started. Yours may just be needing a shim installed or removed which sounds like a small pain in the butt to deal with.
