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redankulous 08-02-2020 08:37 PM
Weird grinding/scratching noise when engine turns over
 
I’m looking at a 2000 Porsche Boxster. It’s got everything I’m looking for in a car. 115k miles, new tires, brakes, and everything works - priced at 7k. Only thing is that it makes this weird grinding noise when the engine turns over. I took a video here :
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ObC_J-OLXRA&feature=youtu.be

Can anyone help diagnose this? Is it a buy/no buy?

blue62 08-03-2020 02:54 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by redankulous (Post 621815)
I’m looking at a 2000 Porsche Boxster. It’s got everything I’m looking for in a car. 115k miles, new tires, brakes, and everything works - priced at 7k. Only thing is that it makes this weird grinding noise when the engine turns over. I took a video here :
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ObC_J-OLXRA&feature=youtu.be

Can anyone help diagnose this? Is it a buy/no buy?
I can't tell anything from the video.
Does the noise go away once the engine fires up??

maytag 08-03-2020 03:34 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by redankulous (Post 621815)
I’m looking at a 2000 Porsche Boxster. It’s got everything I’m looking for in a car. 115k miles, new tires, brakes, and everything works - priced at 7k. Only thing is that it makes this weird grinding noise when the engine turns over. I took a video here :

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ObC_J-OLXRA&feature=youtu.be



Can anyone help diagnose this? Is it a buy/no buy?
Yeah, same here. I don't hear anything in that video.

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jcp 08-03-2020 04:09 PM
Right at the end I hear the starter grinding. Check out Burner's YouTube about doing the starter. Seems like he demonstrates the 'before' noise.

tonythetiger 08-03-2020 04:59 PM
sounds like the starter...no impact on the price of the car. This is a maintenance item, easy to fix, even if you replace the whole starter or rebuild it yourself.

flmont 08-04-2020 03:21 PM
Easy Fix..!


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