thanks for the advise about topping off the fluids. Ever since I degreased it I have not seen any more fresh spots on my driveway. Asfar as when I rinsed off the degreaser I said I let it dry at the car wash for an hour before I could drive away. Now just today a couple of times when I get ready to take off somewhere my starter has made that kind of grinding noise before it will start. Was wandering if I should give it a couple of days to see if it gets better or it is too late and my starter is already screwed.

thanks for the advise about topping off the fluids. Ever since I degreased it I have not seen any more fresh spots on my driveway. Asfar as when I rinsed off the degreaser I said I let it dry at the car wash for an hour before I could drive away. Now just today a couple of times when I get ready to take off somewhere my starter has made that kind of grinding noise before it will start. Was wandering if I should give it a couple of days to see if it gets better or it is too late and my starter is already screwed.
my starter did that every once in a while. it never failed on my but it did make that sound. probably just the gears grinding down. it will eventully fail i would imagine.

yeah my starter has done that on both my cars once or twice... just let it sit for a few seconds then try again... if it does it again, find something solid and heavy and give the starter a good whack (not kidding) and try again... if it STill doesn't work try hitting it a few more times, then if it's still not starting, your starter's screwed and you need a new one... and please don't take it to a shop to install it... it's held on by 2 bolts and one wiring connection.. it should take like 5 minutes to replace once the car is in the air... good way to start doing your own work on the car if you haven't before

yeah my starter has done that on both my cars once or twice... just let it sit for a few seconds then try again... if it does it again, find something solid and heavy and give the starter a good whack (not kidding) and try again... if it STill doesn't work try hitting it a few more times, then if it's still not starting, your starter's screwed and you need a new one... and please don't take it to a shop to install it... it's held on by 2 bolts and one wiring connection.. it should take like 5 minutes to replace once the car is in the air... good way to start doing your own work on the car if you haven't before
Thanx I have taken it out a couple of more times tonight and had no problems. One more question I had one of those cherry bombs on the end of the exhaust and it was louder than hell. A couple of days ago on my way to work I had cars flashing me so I pulled over only to find out that the cherry bomb was barely hanging on by a thread. I twisted it a little and broke it off the rest of the way. Any its even louder now you can imagine but I wanted to know if there is a type of muffler I can put on that is not too loud that would be combatible with the car? If so what is the price range?

any muffler will work as long as it has the same inlet diameter... if it's the non-turbo model i think the size is 2.25" and the turbo is 2.5"... the rest is up to you price and quality wise... try ebay for a generic one... can get one for like $20, but it'll probably be pretty loud