Starting noise

[derb]

I had the same noise- like someone stepped on a cat.
I replaced the starter with a used one off of eBay and no more noise. Took about 2 hours to replace. I was surprised how easy it was.
Regards,
mike

[mn box s]

Does it only do it at start up?

[lguard]

Yeah, its only when cranking the car up. Pretty much sounds like its a starter issue from what I'm hearing. Derb or anyone, any suggestion on which brand to go with; saw a few brands and not a huge difference in price.

[derb]

I got mine used off of eBay. There a several up for sale right now for about $100 plus shipping. Search 'boxster +starter'.

[lguard]

Thanks. I'll check it out.