Originally posted by Auto-X Fil:
Originally posted by Shtoms:
Does anyone know the extent of the drivetrain warranty on a 95 mystique? I'm getting a grinding noise on startup sometimes. I'm always one who expects the worst so I assume already a flywheel problem. But who knows. Just wondering. The ford website no longer mentions 95 vehicles.



Your warranty ran out while I was in high school. I think you're hearing the timing chain, it's very common on the V-6. No worries if it's a clattering/grinding that lasts for a few seconds after you start the car, and only when it's been sitting a while.

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The grinding is before the engine turns over, the sound is the sound you would hear if you engaged the starter with the engine running, except the engine isn't running.