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monkey7
07-31-2009, 05:10 AM
hey all i installed some new injectors in my s13 ka24de and putting bolts/nuts back i happen to drop a 10mm socket right under the egr valve and it seemed to drop down near the starter. its no where to be found at this time but after i was done with the injectors i start my car and i hear a loud grinding noise then right after my starter would seize/lock up. as far as i could remember there is no opening anywhere near the starter that can let something as big as a 10mm socket into the tranny tunnel if thats where the noise is coming from. any ideas if there is a secret little hole or something?!

McCoy
07-31-2009, 10:36 AM
It's possible that the socket is sitting across the positive and ground of the starter...

monkey7
07-31-2009, 11:26 AM
i was thinking the same also, but i think if it were it would already spark and blow a fuse or catch on fire lol. i took off the starter and it looks like theres no way a socket could fall in the bell housing of the transmission...