grinding noise when starting
12-21-2004, 08:11 AM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 157
grinding noise when starting
latley i have noticed a grinding noise right after my car starts. This seems to be most noticable when it is colder out and the car has been left over night. What could this be? I was thinking distributor possibly. Any ideas?
12-21-2004, 09:43 AM
#2
Newbie - Just Registered
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5
It's the starter. I just fixed mine on Saturday. Over the years the grease in the gears dries up and causes the pinion gear to stick when starting in the cold. Resulting in the noise. It's easy to fix. Take your starter apart, clean out the old grease and regrease it. There is a website with step by step instructions but you'll need to search for it.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
97_GXE
4th Generation Maxima (1995-1999)
5
09-15-2015 06:47 AM
QueensMAX
5th Generation Maxima (2000-2003)
7
09-15-2015 04:14 AM
trungg86
4th Generation Maxima (1995-1999)
7
09-04-2015 04:58 AM