Crank no start

2000 SATURN SC2
130,000 MILES • 1.9L • 4 CYL • AUTOMATIC
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HALEY BROOKE
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No RPM's, loud grinding noise.
Dec 25, 2020 at 12:21 PM
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KASEKENNY
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Is the engine not starting and when you are trying to start it you hear the grinding noise? If this is the case, this sounds like a starter issue. However, here is a guide that will help with an engine not starting:

https://youtu.be/dCjmRL3p4Cs

If this is what is happening then I suspect the starter needs to be replaced. Here is a guide that will help with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-starter-motor

Also, below is attached the process from the manual on how to replace the starter.

If you can get a recording of this noise if this doesn't sound like what your issue is?
Dec 26, 2020 at 9:49 AM
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