Starter problems

[grh1107]

Hey i have a 94 camery with 211000 miles anyways my car wont start im not a mechanic or anything but i think its the starter.
when i turn the key nothing happens
all i hear is this whining sound
the engine doesnt rumble or turn over
and i dont here the a clicking sound of the car trying to start like when the batterys dead

can anyone help me with whats wrong

could it possibly be a loose ground, bad spark plugs, or a bad starter?

[Kep]

Does this happen all the time or does it start sometimes and not others? If you are lucky your starter is going out and the Bendix gear isn't connecting with the flywheel. If you are not so lucky the starter has damaged the teeth on the flywheel and there is a worn spot that the starter can no longer turn.

Starters are fairly easy to change out if you want to try your hand at it. If you take it in to a mechanic ask them to check the flywheel teeth also if you can afford it.

Now a bit of witchcraft. I don't know why it worked but when my 1990 did this I found out that if (after hearing the whine and turning it off as quickly as possible) I waited about 20-30 seconds before trying again it usually started up on the second or third try.

There have been other posts about starter problems that you can search out.

Kep