this is crazy - one day you went to start the car and it just wouldn't make a sound? i feel like you've been hosed. Even if you cupped and broke the top off of a valve - the starter would spin the engine and you'd hear that peice of valve grinding away and the engine skipping while running.
you can run this engine on 2 cylinders (pull the plug wires off of two spark plugs) if one cylinder dies - and it would if the valve broke off - it would still start
Sorry I have to say this but, it's not the starter but the engine. Dropped valve was the reason, a common issue on this kind of SOHC 2.0 engines with around 140,000 miles that practically destroys the engine. I had to put a new one or rebuilt one from Ford for about $4500 with 3 year warranty. I couldn't afford a new car so I took this chance. So far so good. Good luck with yours.
just change the starter,i had the same problem,but i fix
alekandin 3 months ago
this is crazy - one day you went to start the car and it just wouldn't make a sound? i feel like you've been hosed. Even if you cupped and broke the top off of a valve - the starter would spin the engine and you'd hear that peice of valve grinding away and the engine skipping while running.
you can run this engine on 2 cylinders (pull the plug wires off of two spark plugs) if one cylinder dies - and it would if the valve broke off - it would still start
khalil201 3 months ago
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I had the same thing happen. now I'm over 230,000 miles.
rwehuman 5 months ago
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rwehuman 5 months ago
Same here... have a fix already?
MrDarkPsifer 6 months ago
Sorry I have to say this but, it's not the starter but the engine. Dropped valve was the reason, a common issue on this kind of SOHC 2.0 engines with around 140,000 miles that practically destroys the engine. I had to put a new one or rebuilt one from Ford for about $4500 with 3 year warranty. I couldn't afford a new car so I took this chance. So far so good. Good luck with yours.
galileofig 8 months ago
wondering wat that wwas same thing goin on wit me.....ever get it fixed?
StoopidOnDaBeat 8 months ago