Have been quiet happy with my new Vertex engine.... until this morning. When starting the car, the engine seemed to turn over slowly like a drained battery. Tried it again and it actually made the grinding sound of starter into ring gear. One more try and it barely started. I drove the car around for a few miles. Restarting the car has been normal since. So I guess my question is, if the battery is partly discharged or failing, can the starter somehow grind against the ring gear? Have never heard of that before in any car.
Base Boxster
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