Riknos

Random question, but my starter motor makes that awful noise when cold when I start it up - and has done for 5 years. It's starting to annoy me now, and also I am planning on potentially changing cars in the next few months so it might need to get sorted - I don't fancy risking breaking the knock sensor by swapping out a perfectly good starter motor just for some noise, so is there anything that can be done with it in situ? I.e spray some air in it or grease or something?

Thanks.

johnckeen

Make sure its a warm day when you sell it? apart from that no, it needs a clean and new grease.

Nick Graves

Bump-starts?

Irish TuneR

lol always park on a hill, sorted

noodels

Mine was doing it also,been off road a little due to weather<& sorned for one month><and wrong month its been sunny>,taxed it again today and used the car tonight,now perfect again
Weather is not looking good atm
Moral of this is use the car more

Fatbloke

It's simple - just spray WD40 down the ignition barrel and give it 24 hours or so to run down to the starter motor.

Soggybottomboy

Lol works a treat in a different universe!

Deleted03.15

I managed to get a good squirt down the barrel but it hasn't made any difference.

Nick Graves

Never post something like that on Temple of VTEC - there'd be those that'd try it.

Fatbloke

I love it when you talk dirty