Questions & Answers for: cars starter engage clunk noise

noise, it could be a starter, or it could be whats called the flex plate (assuming yours is like most and its an automatic) There is a sheetmetal plate that bolts to the crank of your engine that then

...starter or flywheel If you aren't getting any clunking noise while your cranking the engine, then try replacing the starter solenoid, it sounds like the solenoid is not engaging the bendix to the ...

...clunk on your starter. When the solenoid engages it close the contact that energize the starter motor, but a worn contact on the solenoid would result in it engaging but not having enough current to ...

...starter wont engage means the starter solenoids contact is bad. A click would indicate either a loose connection to the starter solenoid or a bad contact on the relay. No sound at all is a bit more ...

...a motor spinning. was the car running well after you had the work done on the timing chain? it could be the starter solenoid not extending the pinion gear to engage the flywheel to turn the

starter makes a clunk sound, when I turn the key but wont turn over, could this be the solenoid? the starter have someone bang on it while you attemp to start it, or replace it A clicking noise is the

starter does not have enough voltage, the solenoid or bendix may not engage.  Even tho you replaced both the starter and battery, there could be a problem with the cables or the ground connection

...starter and truck still won't start just makes the clunking noise replaced the battery and neg. cable and my battery still shows almost dead why The klunk you hear is the noenoid/bendix engaging but ...

Starter just makes a winding noise like it isn’t engaging any ideas? First check your battery is fully charged. A starter motor takes a lot of voltage to spin an engine over. Usually around 9 volts on

...Clunk' is the starter motor engaging but not actually turning the engine over. These are all signs the starter motor might be starting to fail. Get a Good mechanic to look, and listen, to it. He will ...