Well, I jumped the gun when I wrote the last message. My friend sent me the audio just to be sure! I have attached them. The first one is the car not starting (7 secs) and the second one is the car starting a 4 seconds later when the key is turned again. My friend says the car starts fine 'most times'.
When I met her for the first time, she showed me this problem and it happened right off the bat (not starting, then starting), so I suspect it happens more often than not.
Listening to the fist video again, the car does turn over for a second then stops and a whine occurs, as though the Bendix has stopped working (retracts before the engine gets to start).
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Friday, May 3rd, 2024 AT 12:42 PM