Posts Tagged: starter grinds
Starter grinding noise when cranking the engine
How to fix a grinding noise when starting the engine If you hear a metal-to-metal starter grinding noise when trying to start your engine, chances are you’ve got missing teeth on the flywheel or broken/worn teeth on the starter motor drive gear. This damage happens if you try to start an already running engine. Trying to start an already running engine forces the starter drive gear into the spinning teeth of the flywheel, which is turning much faster than the starter motor. As the starter drive gear touches the flywheel, … Read More
Starter runs continuously
Starter runs continuously Some Ford owners encounter a situation where the starter run continuously or keeps running even after the engine has started and even after they’ve removed the key from the ignition. At first, this may make you think the starter drive is binding. Or you may think you have a bad starter relay. But in most cases this is caused by binding in the ignition lock cylinder, especially if you’ve lubricated the lock cylinder with any type of lubricant other than graphite or dry Teflon. Let’s see how … Read More