Originally posted by bentleywarren:
Originally posted by Will Keith:
Engages fine once car has been started for the day. Suggestions?

This would lead me to believe that the problem is in the starter. Probably the bendix isn't fully engaging.


I disagree on that....what happens is the flywheel gets chewed in one area, and after you start the car it might not land on that bad spot on the flywheel the rest of the day....but when it does...well thats when it just spins unless it happens to slightly catch and start the car. Mine did this. It would start and run fine if it engaged, but it only gets worse over time. Until it wont engage at all even when it hits the bad spot. Its a 10min check to slide under the car pull the torque converter bolts access cover and closely inspect the complete flywheel to know for sure.You have to inspect the complete flywheel...because what happens is its usually just one bad area of it. And its not a $1000.00 job, the flywheel is $84.00 Canadian here. If you do it yourself its not expensive...just labour intensive. If a garage does it...it would be closer to about $1500 to do with taxes and fluids ect.