Weird grinding/scratching noise when engine turns over

[redankulous]

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]

Originally Posted by redankulous

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]

Originally Posted by redankulous

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]

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]

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]

Easy Fix..!