Not sure if this is the right section but any help would be great

My MY00 Uk Turbo has been running sweet as, no worries at all. Then yesterday I went to start it and when I turned the key there was no attempt to start just a scraping noise.

I turned the ignition off straight away, put the alarm back on and off, then started again and it started as normal.

Any ideas as to what it was?? It wasnt a particularly metalic noise or anything really bad sounding, like something was stuck or slipping?

Thanks for any help, Ive been told it might be fly wheel trouble?

Cheers

Tom

 

Or maybe starter motor / pinion , which does engage with the gear on the flywheel.

 

As Ray says .... just the starter/pinion/flywheel ..... won't happen again for years!

 

:nod:

 

it happened again today haha, did it twice, then started?!

thanks for the help so far lads, what do you reckon the best course of action is, get it checked out?

 

Is your battery fully charged? Starter could be sluggish due to low battery power?

 

no idea mate, I dont have a way of checking to hand either?

it doesnt sounds like its struggling to tick over it just sounds like something is slipping or not hooking up right, such a hard noise to explain, pain in the hole!

 

Most Likely the Starter motor mate i have heard a couple go like you are explaining,

its touch and go if it will do it again though

darc

 

ok mate cheers for that, Ill start pricing one up incase it lets go

I had a similar problem on another car and it never got any worse, just did it once in a blue moon for over a year

Off on a holiday in a couple of weeks so once finances recover Ill get the starter checked