# 2004 Honda Civic starting trouble

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-honda-civic-starting-trouble/121184>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** honda\
**Created:** [July 17, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-honda-civic-starting-trouble/121184 "2018-07-17T23:24:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![RogelioEvangelista](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5e9695/32.png) [@RogelioEvangelista](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RogelioEvangelista)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-honda-civic-starting-trouble/121184/1 "2018-07-17T23:24:57Z")

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The car was tow that we dont know.Is there any problem if they tow.The car we try to start but its sound like the bendix drive doesnt engage to flywheel.I hope you could help us.

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 12:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-honda-civic-starting-trouble/121184/2 "2018-07-18T00:35:30Z")

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If the starter is just spinning and not engaging the flywheel, your starter needs rebuilding or replacing unless the teeth are missing off a good chunk of your flywheel, which you would see if your starter is removed.  
The rest of your post is not understandable.