Q: I think timing - 2001 Honda Civic
My friend did my crank shaft sensor and now the car takes longer to turn on and makes a scraping noise . Use to take 3 sec to crank up now it's like 5 or 6 need help what should I do or what would it be
My car has 211000 miles.
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