Thread: 01 Grand Prix GT Metal Clanking noise coming from driverside front wheel

Originally Posted by RazerDev

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7oOa0DgpUKs there we go

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Oh yeah, thats it. Turns heads half a block away!

you need to remove the starter to see the gear. unbolt it and turn it nose cone down, if the gear falls down or it is out, the starters busted.

I was able to finger bang it with the inspection cover removed.

un bolt the starter. see if the gear drops down on that shaft. the flex gears look like they have been getting some wear on them.

that is classic oil pan leaking.

see how you bolts all have a drip of oil on them? you could try cleaning it up first, then take one bolt out at a time, and put thread sealant on the threads and put the bolt back in.

ive got a feeling its the bolts leaking more so then the gasket its self. the bolts go right up and through the block, so oil can splash on the bolts threads and seep out.

my pan looked just like that on my old engine, new one got all new gaskets, the pan i rtv'ed both sides and used thread sealant, its bone dry for over a year now.

The shiny silver shaft you saw the end of is the one with the starter gear on it. The gear is just out of sight where you were at. Maybe I used a small screwdriver first. Look at any picture of a starter and you'll get where it is. All you had to do though is like SD said, undo the bolts and see if that rattles around. Guess I shoulda just said "Replace starter!" and left it at that. You had about half the work done just then lol. Get a starter and an hour and just go for it man.