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Originally Posted by maxor
Just checking back in... installed the new starter tonight and the car runs and sounds fine. The noise has disappeared and it sounds good as new. I’ll drive it for a bit and see if the issue comes back. Hopefully not. Issue seemed to be the starter gear. I’m thinking when the car was started, with the engine vibrations, the gear would slide back out and grind against the flywheel. I’ve inspected the flywheel teeth and everything looks fine there. Fingers crossed!
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Having this exact same noise! been searching for months!
at least 10 technicians have driven and listened to the car.
all deemed it to be exhaust / heatshield. they tightened everything and nothing has fixed it.
Did replacing the starter fix it permanently?
Thank You