Enginge noise upon start up
 

I am a first time Boxster owner with a 1998 2.5 liter Tiptronic with 58K miles. Upon start-up there is a loud "screetching" sound that lasts about five seconds then dissappears. There are no "warning lights" on display. Any diagnostic thoughts would be helpful. I will be taking it in for 60K maintenance this week.
THANKS

Is it the sound of a starter not disengaging? You can find videos of that all over the place to compare.

If it's really 5 seconds, it's very likely the belt squealing, though this is uncommon with serpentine type belts, in my experience.
I'd agree with the starter sound, other than duration. 5 seconds of a stuck starter is gonna burn up that starter in a real hurry.

https://www.planet-9.com/threads/anyone-encountered-this-screeching-sound-during-ignition-video-inside.99431/

https://youtu.be/gpxd-BL7v2s




Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

Fiddlebog,
Thanks for the insight. I will U Tube it but it makes sense!! Again, thank you for taking the time to assist me.

Thanks for the help Maytag!!