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Does the noise happen at all after your first startup? If you shut it off and start it back up, does it do it again the exact same way?

When was the timing chain tensioner changed last and what mileage does it have on it?

 

Has anyone experienced a grinding noise when starting there car? It started a couple months ago and has gotten louder. I checked all my fluids and there good. It Happens everytime I start my car. Any suggestions would help.

Has anyone experienced a grinding noise when starting there car? It started a couple months ago and has gotten louder. I checked all my fluids and there good. It Happens everytime I start my car. It’s kinda embarrassing so Any suggestions would help.

Welcome to the forum ?

Does the noise happen at all after your first startup? If you shut it off and start it back up, does it do it again the exact same way?

When was the timing chain tensioner changed last and what mileage does it have on it?

It still makes the noise even if I start it up again. Well I’m not sure becuase I got the car a year ago. It has 175,000 miles

 

Unless you've got a receipt in your hands saying that the tensioner was changed out, you probably should start looking there. Do some research on symptoms of a failing tensioner on the K series and go from there.

I guess it could be something in your starter or possibly trans too. Maybe drive it up on a ramp and have someone underneath see which area of the car the noise comes from?

 

I've owned 3 rsx's and they have all had an occasional "grinding" noise at start up. I assume the timing chain rattles a little until oil pressure is built up.

Yours sounds a little different than mine though (and mine only does it once every couple weeks or so). Yours almost sounds like a heat shield rattling. Do you get any rattles when driving? Specifically in the 1100-1900 rpm range? The CV axle heat shield is notorious for rusting out and rattling.

 

No noise when driving, only when I start the car. If I drive the car and turn it off and back on the noise goes away.

 

It gets cold out and the starter hangs up and makes a noise. You can live with it or get a new starter. Sometimes it's the chain, mostly it's the starter solenoid.

 

The grinding noise your hearing is your starter is going out slowly I had the same problem on my 05 rax s type with 200000 miles .