Starter location?

Tiny
MELODY BARNETT
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  • 2009 FORD ESCAPE
  • 2.5L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 5,000 MILES
Trying to figure out where a starter is at on the vehicle listed above, hybrid. Mileage did not take correctly it has over 50,000 miles.
Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 AT 7:06 PM

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Tiny
STEVE W.
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It is hiding in plain sight. If you remove the right hand splash shield from the engine the starter is behind it. If yours has an issue the first thing I would check is the ground connection that attaches at the starter stud itself, have seen a few that corroded there and gave the appearance of a failing starter. Cleaned the crud off and tightened things back up and it returned to normal. The shield traps dirt/water and causes issues. But it does protect it from direct water /snow splashes. Check the images below.
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Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 AT 7:21 PM

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