Start up issue

Asked by Guru14ZK2 Aug 16, 2019 at 10:30 PM about the 2008 Toyota Avalon

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

08 Toyota Avalon past couple weeks while I start
up car I'd hear for a second metal scrapping sound.
(Probably not best terminology) now I am having a
hard time starting up car. Can hear air like sound
while trying to start up followed by a very loud
woodpecker like knocking sound for few seconds
then it finally starts after about 5 attempts

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