Thanks for the quick response Ray, the car starts every single time, but especially the first crank of the day I hear a whinning noise AFTER the motor starts runing... I just remembered that... it's like the starter gets stuck in there...

I'll pay attention tomorow and try to confirm this... but now I come to think of it, im almost sure this is the case, the whinning comes after, not before, the motor has cranked.... and just to clarify, I do not keep the keys in the crank position too much time, I always disengage it as soon as the motor starts and then the sound comes... this is strange... kinda like when you hit the starter when the car is already running...

If this is the case (if it's even possible that the starter isn't retracting immediatly after cranking the motor, staying there a second or two) will it gring or damage the teeth? it doesn't sound like it is skiping teeth or anything like that...