I tried searching but I can't find anyone reporting the same issue. Every once in a while, when I start the evo, I get this grind sound from the motor. It happens randomly. When it occurs, the motor seems to hesitate/struggle to start. Any ideas? I have 272's, Xede, and Walboro amongst other things. All have been on the car for 10-15k miles. It seemed to start after the cam install, but its possibly just my imagination about that. The car battery is about 4 years old, the timing is set at -2,-2 (yes they are adjustable gears), the oil level is normal as well as the pressure. I can't figure it out. Clutch maybe? Any help appreciated.

 

starter gear maybe? no idea bro.

 

starter is going out would be my guess.

 

mine has done that random grind for the last 8 thousand miles. It began after I had some big cams put in. I have smaller cams now and the grind is less frequent.
I also lowered timing in the start area.

don't know if the actual cams had any effect or if it was a coincidence.

but i would suggest retarding your timing a little if it was raised to smooth out your idle.

 

thanks. mine seemed to appear after putting in the 272s. its not really frequent. usually just when i haven't started the car for a while. never used to be a huge concern, but now i store it for the winter so it worries me more. i also have noticed that if it starts to do it and i give it a little bit of gas, it'll catch easier. and when i used to use the remote start, from time to time, the starter would just keep going after the car was started. it must be the starter now that i think more about it. that and the timing. i am in the process of rebuilding the car since i dont' drive it daily anymore and need to do a timing belt. after that is done i'll screw with the timing in the map. thanks again for the replies.