Starting Noise

spdracer · Sep 24, 2006

when i start my car on cold starts it makes this weird crickling noise for like 2secs. i replaced the belt no help, is it the starter???

DropTopPony · Sep 25, 2006

where is the noise coming from...be more specific :hammer:

scarface · Sep 25, 2006

What Bob said might help... :hammer: :hammer: :hammer:

I will say that mine did that when the tentioner started to go bad

spdracer · Sep 26, 2006

from the middle of engine at the front, its used to kleep doin it after it started for a min but after i replaced the belt that stoped..

is there anyway to test my starte\r.

scarface · Sep 26, 2006

spdracer said:
from the middle of engine at the front, its used to kleep doin it after it started for a min but after i replaced the belt that stoped..

is there anyway to test my starte\r.

take it off, and ground an ear and through a positive to the power wire.

whty98 · Sep 27, 2006

My car did the same thing. Your starter could be loose and not engaging with the flywheel correctly when started. My teeth on my stater were wornen so I just replaced it with my King Cobra clutch.