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Originally Posted by seanbreaux
I am not sure what you mean by the starter being sticky. The car turns on just fine if that is what you mean. The noise does not occur every time I start it up but most times recently. It used to only make the noise once in a while. How do you diagnose the starter? Could it be a belt or pulley?
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When the starter fires, its gear extends, engages with the flywheel, gets things cranked and then retracts. If that gear doesn't retract fast enough or at all, it'll remain engaged with the flywheel. I've personally had sticky starters that wouldn't engage at all but a whack freed them up. As the other guys have weighed in too, it's likely the starter.