Thread: Starter Issues

The starter in my 3.5 has been playing up for a while but seems to be be getting a bit worse.

Previously on start the the starter would fire but the cogs would not mesh - on next start the cogs would mesh and the car would start.

More recently this issue continues however on subsequently starts the throw cog on the starter would get out to the ring gear and rattle against it - giving a grating sound but not mesh - next start all is OK and everything meshes and the engine starts.

I was thinking of pulling the starter and solenoid and cleaning everything up and giving appropriate bits a grease.

Is there anything likely to be an issue or something else I should do.

Cheers

Garry

Thanks Mike and John.

Mike I hope your wrong but the symptoms do sound like it. Am hoping the starter is not getting an enough ooomph to spin out correctly through the sort of things John said and that the through out gear is just rattling against the ring gear and not actually wrecking it - wishful thinking maybe. It will still start the engine though.

I need to pull the lot out - tomorrows job I think - at least the starter is easy to get too on a 101 through a door in the front wheel arch.

Cheers
Garry