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2026. 7. 1. 작업

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2003 Honda Accord, everything lights up fine but it has a really strange “groaning” noise, kinda quietly. Then after a few tries it starts up perfectly fine. Sometimes it starts up first time, occasionally it starts half way through a groan (though usually when it groans I stop). Here's a video of it, groans twice, starts the third time. The second attempt (15 seconds in) is the easiest to hear. http://youtu.be/CNcDxwhi6vE None of the troubleshooting I've seen even mentions this groan — I'm hoping its something like the ignition switch or a relay, but maybe the starter? Thanks for taking the t

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From personal experience, I'd replaced ALOT of these working at the dealership. It wasn't just the accords either, it was quite a few Honda and Acuras that used the same design and power delivery system. The most common issues I saw out of probably close to 100+ failures of these was: Ground strap on the starter becoming corroded. Bad ground to engine Your power lead corroded Bad ground or relay for your ignition. Bendix pin or the solenoid on the starter itself not moving smoothly. I will say that more times than not, it was the starter itself. Usually the pin would get corroded and jammed, or corrosion would occur on the connections at the starter itself. The fact that it starts up probably means that "Something" is wrong with the starter itself. Couldn't hurt to clean up everything while you're doing it though =) Also that sound could very well be the starter, but it is a bit reminiscent of a relay or circuit breaker going bad. When the coil inside the relay burns, or the armature g