This thing is my wife's daily driver. Saturday I started it up to move our 6k# boat around so I could wax it. I left it hooked up (wheels of the boat chalked) through to today (Monday), and when my wife tried to start it, it just made a loud grinding noise for a split second, then would stop. It would grind every time you turn the key, so I figured it was a bad starter.

Once I got it into the garage, jacked it up, and had my wife crank it while I was under looking at the starter, I realized the sound seemed to be coming from the front left of the transmission, almost sounded like directly in the pan. This has got me concerned now. I made a video of the sound in hopes of some suggestions.

 

Just checked the CELs.

P0700 : Transmission control system
P0562 : Transmission system low voltage
P0571 : Brake switch A circuit.

 

The battery if fairly new, and everything seems to have plenty of power (windows, lights, power seat, etc...). It doesn't seem like a dead battery when you try to crank it and then everything shuts off and you get the relay click.

I checked, and cleaned the battery posts and put the charger on the battery just in case. Hopefully it's just a battery problem.

 

Snapped piston rod. Put hole through block. Hydrolocked due to heavy rain, leaky intake manifold gasket, and engine stopping just before the #8 cylinder compression stroke.

 

That sucks. An engine with a view.
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