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1998 Ford Contour Loud Grinding Noise


tomtina200
01-08-2008, 04:13 PM
My ford contour makes a loudn grinding noise when it starts.. I had a friend of mine turn it on and I was listening and it comes from the starter.. It only happens when the car is cold.. Any suggestion of what it could be??:runaround:

Thanks in Advance

John
RaeRae1
01-08-2008, 04:23 PM
Sound like the solonoid is not retracting the gear or the gear isn't going out enough and it is causing the teeth to grind because they aren't making a solid connection. I would look into replacing the starter.
tomtina200
01-08-2008, 04:35 PM
Do I have to do that now?? or can it wait a little bit or would that affect my flywheel?
RaeRae1
01-09-2008, 10:07 AM
Do I have to do that now?? or can it wait a little bit or would that affect my flywheel?

I would do it now. It is a fairly easy part to replace and not very expensive. Any time you get a grinding noise 99% of the time there is damage being done. IMO I would not wait.
tomtina200
01-09-2008, 10:10 AM
Thanks I will do that this weekend...

thanks

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