My car rev up on the freeway and completly cut off,it made this click noise but did not start,and now i took it to the shop and they say the flywheel is gone.does anyone think this is why it won't start?
2006-09-13 18:33:58 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Flywheel will not kill the engine.If the teeth on it are worn out or the flywheel is warped it will not make good contact with the sarter
2006-09-13 18:38:44 · answer #1 · answered by firemedic0135 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
first of all is it automatic or stick shift. And what year, make and model.
The same part is called a fly wheel on a stick shift and a flex plate on an automatic and yes, it can keep your car from starting. It would not, however, cause your car to stop running unless it was completely broken in two, which is very rare. If that was the case, you would hear alot of noise everytime you started it. And either case, both mate with the starter motor to start your engine. In an automatic, the flex plate bolts to the crank of the motor and transfers the power to the transmission by bolting to the torque converter. In a stick shift, the flywheel bolts to the crank of the motor and the clutch assembly bolts to the flywheel which transfers the power to the transmission.
2006-09-13 18:45:26 · answer #2 · answered by oneradnursey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were on the freeway and a rock or something worked its way into the bell housing and broke your flywheel, your car will sound like a blown engine or rod knock but it really shouldn't have died. The flywheel is used to start the car, but there is a small door at the bottom of your transmission and if it worked its way open, then a rock can get in. What type of car do you have?
2006-09-14 03:48:59 · answer #3 · answered by The Auto Evaluator™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well it would be possible for the flywheel to be the problem if, the teeth that are turned by the starter are worn out or if some had broken off. But it would be impossible for the flywheel to be gone, since it is bolted to the engine crankshaft, and then to the transmission as well. All of the bolts would have to have sheared off, and because of the shear force to do so, it would have caused sever damage, to more than just your starter.
Have someone you trust to take a look at it.
2006-09-13 18:46:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flywheels just don't go (click) and stop working. When you turn your key it powers the Bendix pops out and engages the flywheel which turns the motor so it starts. Sounds to me like maybe you could have busted a timing belt. Its hard to say what it is without seeing it personally. Tell the mechanic to show you and explain to you exactly whats wrong. Or if you know someone that knows a little bit about working on cars and you could take them with you? Good luck
2006-09-13 18:49:11 · answer #5 · answered by Justa_Honay_Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get some other opinions but this is what could have happened, when the engine revved up it could have cracked the fly wheel and when it exploded it could have caught on the starter housing and locked the motor up and that is why it just clicks cause it can't turn the motor over, if this is the case then you should be able to manually turn the motor backwards, if you can do this then they flywheel is cracked.
2006-09-14 00:02:40 · answer #6 · answered by handyman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The starter motor engages teeth in the flywheel to crank the engine over to start it. If the teeth are broken or work, the starter can't engage and you can't start the engine. Not sure how your car "revving" on the freeway would cause that. Maybe an unrelated issue; no idea on that.
2006-09-13 18:42:53 · answer #7 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whos the idiot giving thumbs down to correct answers? All three answers rated with a thumbs down right now are absolutely correct.
I use an aftermarket Fidanza 7lb racing flywheel, and it is common that if its not the EXACT flywheel for your production date / VIN / etc your starter gear might be juuust barely making contact with your flywheel. What this means is it eventually wares that little edge off, so that it can't make contact with the flywheel at all. No contact between those gears and your starter will just spin till it dies to no avail.
2006-09-13 19:02:57 · answer #8 · answered by xturboexpress 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically the flywheel is not engaged when an automatic is in park or when a manual is in neutral so theres no load on it. An engine can run without a flywheel.
Since you tried to restart it, a "gone" flywheel would still crank the engine. I think you have either a dead battery or faulty alternator or both.
I recommend a second or third opinion.
2006-09-13 18:40:08 · answer #9 · answered by hocky_06 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a flywheel keeping a car from starting....if it is warped or damaged the teeth on the flywheel will NOT properly engage on the starter which may also damage the starterif you have an automatic tranny the flywheel is connected to the torque converter...in a standard vehicle it is connected to the pressure plates. some cars with sensors around the flywheel if they do not see the wheel turning they will not activate certain equipment that is necessary for the car to start
2006-09-13 18:44:07 · answer #10 · answered by Bucky411_hit 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Your car has a starter. The starter (when engaged) turns the flywheel which in turn starts your car. So, yes you do need a flywheel to start your car. A missing flywheel would not cause your car to stop running though. If its a stick you could push start it and this would bypass the whole flywheel thing...
2006-09-13 18:42:34 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋