"grinding" noise from the engine during "cold start"
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Anonymous
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Took my starter out today, cleaned and lubed it, teeth were unmarked,
Although it moved easily along the shaft and sprung back quite fiercely, it still does it now and again. One hour in the freezing cold wasted :headbang:
Guess I will just be careful when its cold...
Although it moved easily along the shaft and sprung back quite fiercely, it still does it now and again. One hour in the freezing cold wasted :headbang:
Guess I will just be careful when its cold...
a11y said:+1, if there's a lazy option I'd like to hear it tooAdam D said:Mine does the same occassionally, only since the temperatures have fallen though. Is there any chance of spraying lube on ite without removing it?
Drive through a deep vat of oil?
Dave
IvanDobskey
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Mine has this problem......along with every other common z4 problem (apart from springs and roof motor anyway) :roll:
sorry to jump in late
some days ago in the morning when started my z4 2.5i 03 and i found a the engine little shaky and little ruogh,
after min or two the engine service alert shown on the dashboard
when it happened before and i changed the ignition coils ( when i checked the coils that time I’ve found 5 damaged so i replaced them)
also 6 months ago i replaced the spark plugs.
when i turn off the car and start it again sometimes the shake disappears not always form the 1st time ... sometimes i have to do it 2 or 3 times.
and it happens only when the car is cold. and the engine service alert disappears after few days also. ( in case it didn’t shake in the next day).
i thought could be something with ignition coils or the fuel mix ... someone told me it might be the injection and not being clean!! but i'm not really sure.
any suggestions?
cheers
some days ago in the morning when started my z4 2.5i 03 and i found a the engine little shaky and little ruogh,
after min or two the engine service alert shown on the dashboard
when it happened before and i changed the ignition coils ( when i checked the coils that time I’ve found 5 damaged so i replaced them)
also 6 months ago i replaced the spark plugs.
when i turn off the car and start it again sometimes the shake disappears not always form the 1st time ... sometimes i have to do it 2 or 3 times.
and it happens only when the car is cold. and the engine service alert disappears after few days also. ( in case it didn’t shake in the next day).
i thought could be something with ignition coils or the fuel mix ... someone told me it might be the injection and not being clean!! but i'm not really sure.
any suggestions?
cheers
amr said:sorry to jump in late
some days ago in the morning when started my z4 2.5i 03 and i found a the engine little shaky and little ruogh,
after min or two the engine service alert shown on the dashboard
when it happened before and i changed the ignition coils ( when i checked the coils that time I’ve found 5 damaged so i replaced them)
also 6 months ago i replaced the spark plugs.
when i turn off the car and start it again sometimes the shake disappears not always form the 1st time ... sometimes i have to do it 2 or 3 times.
and it happens only when the car is cold. and the engine service alert disappears after few days also. ( in case it didn’t shake in the next day).
i thought could be something with ignition coils or the fuel mix ... someone told me it might be the injection and not being clean!! but i'm not really sure.
any suggestions?
cheers
You may want to make a new thread AMR, as its unrelated to this one.
I think you should start off by trying to get the codes read off the car mate, on initial impression it could be a LOT of things
Welcome to the forum!
EdButler said:amr said:sorry to jump in late
some days ago in the morning when started my z4 2.5i 03 and i found a the engine little shaky and little ruogh,
after min or two the engine service alert shown on the dashboard
when it happened before and i changed the ignition coils ( when i checked the coils that time I’ve found 5 damaged so i replaced them)
also 6 months ago i replaced the spark plugs.
when i turn off the car and start it again sometimes the shake disappears not always form the 1st time ... sometimes i have to do it 2 or 3 times.
and it happens only when the car is cold. and the engine service alert disappears after few days also. ( in case it didn’t shake in the next day).
i thought could be something with ignition coils or the fuel mix ... someone told me it might be the injection and not being clean!! but i'm not really sure.
any suggestions?
cheers
You may want to make a new thread AMR, as its unrelated to this one.
I think you should start off by trying to get the codes read off the car mate, on initial impression it could be a LOT of things
Welcome to the forum!
Thanks Ed
well i did open a new thried but i got no answer yet ... hope will get one soon :roll:
fighting_fish
Member
+1 04 Z4 2.5i also doing the grinding noise. And yes if I'm very careful to let go of the key JUST RIGHT, it doesn't happen. If anyone has taken it apart and lubricated the starter, and that fixes it, please post. If so this'll be a weekend project for me.
Thanks for this post and feedback
Mine's been doing this on and off in the cold for some time now, had suspected it was the starter not disengaging, but not sure what to do about it. Anyway, the car was in for the MOT the other day, and to get a couple other bits done, so armed with this info I asked them to pop out the start and re-grease. Job done. Seems fine now. From the bill I don't think it took them too long either and saved me the hassle - am a bit lazy you see
Mine's been doing this on and off in the cold for some time now, had suspected it was the starter not disengaging, but not sure what to do about it. Anyway, the car was in for the MOT the other day, and to get a couple other bits done, so armed with this info I asked them to pop out the start and re-grease. Job done. Seems fine now. From the bill I don't think it took them too long either and saved me the hassle - am a bit lazy you see
IvanDobskey
Member
Had my local indy remove my starter motor, give everything a good clean / grease and put it back together again this morning. No grinding when I started her this evening. Will report back
IvanDobskey
Member
Made the grinding noise again this morning :x
No idea what's causing it then. I've had two garages look at this now and neither can see anything wrong.
Only does it when cold though. It's when the car has just fired and the starter is disengaging. Strange.
No idea what's causing it then. I've had two garages look at this now and neither can see anything wrong.
Only does it when cold though. It's when the car has just fired and the starter is disengaging. Strange.
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Anonymous
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I did mine as posted earlier, nothing wrong with the teeth on flywheel or starter, lubed it all, spins freely, kicks back strongly, but it still makes the noise on occasions. This 'fix', isn't always a fix. I'm just glad I didn't waste money on mine, just my time in the cold. I will live with it and when its warm it will be OK.
I think it is either a cold weather tolerance issue, or this car being more unforgiving in holding the key ever so slightly too long, neither of which will be cured by lubrication,
All I would advise is 'save your pennies'. :thumbsdown:
I think it is either a cold weather tolerance issue, or this car being more unforgiving in holding the key ever so slightly too long, neither of which will be cured by lubrication,
All I would advise is 'save your pennies'. :thumbsdown:
IvanDobskey
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Ah well, my local Indy only charged me £46 so no big loss. Was worth a try I guess.