I have now 3200 miles on my P5, and last night i started the car while it's already started. S*hit!!!!! I heard a Painful sound coming from the starter. Will this damage the starter? I only crank it for 2 seconds only.. Please help,anyone with info. Thanks

 

it shouldn't...just don't keep doing it...

 

ya had a brain fart huh? lol....what you heard was the starter gear grinding up against the flywheel as the bendix tried to push it into the gear while the starter was spinning.....OUCH!!

you did it once.....now remember not to do that....you certainly didn't do any permanent damage this time.....but I wouldn't make a habbit out of it.

 

oh cool...no old fashioned bendix huh? well....there ya go...ya learn something new everyday... :{D

well either way...its not like you actually ENGAGED the starter....had you been able to do that...the starter would have experienced "energetic disassembly" ....... and that IS a bad thing.

 

ive done that to my rav4 once and damn! i almost felt physical pain for being so stupid!, i have a remote starter in the rav4 and when i got in, i forgot i started it in my house LOL

 

Thanks for all the reply, So there's no damage to the starter or the engine. Now i feel much better.. Thanks again