Juckerz
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- City, State
- Apopka, FL
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2004 Explorer XLT
Howdy,
I'll start off admitting to being a tool for not fixing this sooner,, so that's out of the way,,,,,
For the past month or so, my 04 Explorer XLT has struggled to start,,, it always started on the 3rd or 4th turn of the key,, but the turn-over of the starter motor seemed slow and labored,, and the speedo & tach would 'dance' a bit.
Today it simply would not start,, not turning over whatsoever,, just some clicking from the relays & ignition switch (i think). It's nice and warm here,,, and it's not the battery,, and using my neighbors 1800 Amp booster made no difference. All the dash lights etc are working fine,,, just no life from the starter.
I checked the relays,,,, no problems there.
I checked/cleaned the fender ground wires & battery terminals etc,, everything OK (I don;t know where the starter ground is to be honest).
I pulled the starter and connected the terminals to a battery booster and the cog thing jumps backward & forward about an inch but does not rotate (I assume it's supposed to?). I'm concerned that the starter didn't engage like this while it was attached to the car.
The car only has 61k Florida old-fart miles on it and this is the first thing I've ever had to deal with except for replacing the front wheel bearings,,, so I guess I'm due something!
You experts,,, can anyone tell me what the starter motor *should* do when activated? The bendix thing shooting backward & forward without rotating seems wrong.
Any help would be most,, err,, helpful.
Cheers!
I'll start off admitting to being a tool for not fixing this sooner,, so that's out of the way,,,,,
For the past month or so, my 04 Explorer XLT has struggled to start,,, it always started on the 3rd or 4th turn of the key,, but the turn-over of the starter motor seemed slow and labored,, and the speedo & tach would 'dance' a bit.
Today it simply would not start,, not turning over whatsoever,, just some clicking from the relays & ignition switch (i think). It's nice and warm here,,, and it's not the battery,, and using my neighbors 1800 Amp booster made no difference. All the dash lights etc are working fine,,, just no life from the starter.
I checked the relays,,,, no problems there.
I checked/cleaned the fender ground wires & battery terminals etc,, everything OK (I don;t know where the starter ground is to be honest).
I pulled the starter and connected the terminals to a battery booster and the cog thing jumps backward & forward about an inch but does not rotate (I assume it's supposed to?). I'm concerned that the starter didn't engage like this while it was attached to the car.
The car only has 61k Florida old-fart miles on it and this is the first thing I've ever had to deal with except for replacing the front wheel bearings,,, so I guess I'm due something!
You experts,,, can anyone tell me what the starter motor *should* do when activated? The bendix thing shooting backward & forward without rotating seems wrong.
Any help would be most,, err,, helpful.
Cheers!