starter motor woes... help!!!!!!

[vibrating_Cake]

right, had the car off the road for a few week, after my bump..... and....

guess what, it started first time!!!

 

but.... never again, it started on the jump leads at home, left it to warm up, took it off and left it 20mins while i got a quick shower.

 

came back, tried starting the car.... NOPE! started CLICK......... NOTHING

it didnt even ATTEMPT to turn the engine over!

tried again, nope.

tried again, nope.

tried with jump leads, nope

jump started it down a hill.... started streight up.

took it to get it tracked, had to push it to start it to get on the ramps.

 

still the same sound, CLICK, then nothing, and a nice purrr of the fuel pump.

even on the jump leads it isnt trying

so... we whacked it with a hammer tryin to see if its jammed up, nothing!

 

any ideas???

[MM77]

so... we whacked it with a hammer

Not exactly F1 levels of technology in here is it

[Wessie]

in all your cutting of body panels etc, are all the earth wires/straps still ok?

[escort21]

Is your battery ok?

[vibrating_Cake]

Is your battery ok?

 

if it isnt surely it would have started up while it was on the jumpleads....

[vibrating_Cake]

in all your cutting of body panels etc, are all the earth wires/straps still ok?

 

yeahh, first thing i checked!

engines only got two grounds... its always only ever had two grounds, both fully seated and not been touched

[Mk2Jo]

Buy a new starter motor

[Trevmk3]

new starter mate, shouldnt be too much money

[RossMK2]

new sarter i would say as above

[vibrating_Cake]

right.... starter motor... zetec engine, on type 9 box.... would it be a pinto starter???

[Copey]

right.... starter motor... zetec engine, on type 9 box.... would it be a pinto starter???

 

can you not look at the starter thats on now and find out?

[Toby]

If not, Dave Colledge could perhaps offer some advice. I think he's a sponsor.

[Trevmk3]

whip it off and check the number on it with the manufacturer online, thats what i did with mine

[Andrade]

right.... starter motor... zetec engine, on type 9 box.... would it be a pinto starter???

 

Thats a yes i beleive. I had a similar problem on my viva (i tend to be repeating this statement a lot lately. shows its not really the most hassle free car in the world.. but anyway. where was i? right close the brackets and go on) and it was a bad earth.

 

it was startign up sometimes yes and sometimes no, couldnt figure out what it was, then we added a second earth from the bellhousing and it worked fine. then the clutch pedal wouldnt move!! i tought the trust had jammed or something. turned out that the car was earthing from the clutch cable, melted the insulation and jammed the whole thing up

[vibrating_Cake]

i put a new ground on this morning, streight to the starter to the neg of the battery.... IT WORKED!!!

 

thank *uck for that!

 

ta for the help guys, much appreciated!!!!!!!

 

[mk1mexico]

For future reference a pinto is no good (in an escort anyway, whether its to do with clearance im not sure) but a S.Ierra DOHC auto starter is the one to go for with your engine and box.

[radar tech]

For future reference a pinto is no good (in an escort anyway, whether its to do with clearance im not sure) but a not an osf DOHC auto starter is the one to go for with your engine and box.

thats the one