1999 Ford Contour "starter grinding wont start" Questions

...starter shims added till it stops grinding at the auto parts store cheap From your description, it is very likely the starter is failing. It has already cost you a couple of batteries. I can tell you ...

...fire. Engine won't start. a grinding sound but wont fire. Are you saying the starter is grinding but the engine is not cranking, or the engine is cranking and making noise and not starting

for the starter to operate properly, Need year make and model for more help. If the starter is grinding now and wasn't prior to replacement, it may have to be shimmed or the starter could be defective

starter grinds and car wont start only happens when car is cold so when you turn the key it grinds but the engine wont turn over? if so its probably the starter.. dont keep trying it as you can damage

...sitting right if it is notify shop dealership where work was done possible did not install starter correctly when work on transmission was done grinding, starter not meshing correctly with fly ...

...noise this means the gear on the starter isn't meshing well with the gear on your engine flywheel. Continued use may damage the flywheel if it hasn't already if it is grinding. Replace the

...it wont start. then it does start on my second try without any grinding noise at all. It's your starter making the grinding noise,may be going out,to test,you must remove,Autozone will test for

grinding noise. It will start but if you try to start it too many times in a row it wont. I got the starter rebuilt when i had a problem with it not starting but it turned out it was just the negative

...grinding. A bad starter is also possible, as are bad battery cables. The starter mortor and bendix are both replaced when you install a rebuilt starter. If a jump start doesn't solve the problem, and ...

starter makes a grinding noise. and wont start changed starter and have the same problem. changed crank position senser and it worked for a while. changed it again but didnt fix the problem. if the ...