My car will start, but as soon as the starter motor stops....after not turning the key anymore, there is about a 2 second groan, a very dull one. It goes away and doesn't come back until it's time to start again. Can anyone advise what might be causing this"groan"

Kelvin

Could be the starter motor running on?

Tom

Could be, i've never heard of one running on before though. How can you tell if you starter motor is on its way out?

kelvingenders wrote:Could be, i've never heard of one running on before though. How can you tell if you starter motor is on its way out?

The solenoid ine was sticking OFF and ON, depending on what kind of mood it was in.
Mine was a 340 though.
Sticking on for a couple of seconds is nowhere near as bad as sticking off!

When mine stuck on, it was more of a grinding scream than sigh though.

volvosneverdie wrote:

kelvingenders wrote:Could be, i've never heard of one running on before though. How can you tell if you starter motor is on its way out?

The solenoid ine was sticking OFF and ON, depending on what kind of mood it was in.
Mine was a 340 though.
Sticking on for a couple of seconds is nowhere near as bad as sticking off!

When mine stuck on, it was more of a grinding scream than sigh though.

Can be, mine stuck on permanently once Had to dive under the bonnet with a battery cable spanner in hand.

Could be alternator bearings, mine made noise on start up which then went away so i left it. It died 5months later or so

Yep, it's my starter motor running on!!!!