Bad starter?

Hello,

Here is a guide to help you step by step with instructions in the diagrams below to show you how on your car.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-starter-motor

Check out the diagrams (Below). Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.

Have battery charged fully then have it load tested at parts store, possible that alternator is not up to snuff

Hi ERICA,

It sounds like you may have a battery that is weak or an alternator that needs testing here are some guides that will help you.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-alternator

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-battery

Please run down these guides and report back.

If all the bolts are out holding it in from back (3) then tap with a rubber hammer or block of wood to break it free

OEM dealer part starter motor

OHC $166
OHV $179
1 hours labor @ shop hourly rate (usually around $70 p/h)

you could probably get the parts cheaper at an autoparts store?

Hope this helps. Merry xmas

Disconnect negative battery cable.
Raise and support vehicle.
Remove splash shield.
Disconnect wiring from starter solenoid (and starter motor ground strap on 3.0L engines).
Remove upper and lower starter bolts.
Remove starter.
To install, reverse removal procedure. Tighten bolts to specification

That sounds about right. I used to provide my students with a page of business taxes, government regulations that we voted for, insurances, and all the other expenses including all the freebies they give away. After looking at that double column, tiny font, full-page list, it is really hard to figure out how they can manage to stay in business when charging only $100.00 per hour. Other businesses face the same handicaps placed on them by various government agencies, but not nearly to the extent the automotive industry has to deal with. You and I pay for it in the long run.

I can still remember, when working at a very nice family-owned Chrysler dealership in the '90s, we were charging just under $60.00 per hour, and we were amazed to hear the local Goodyear store was charging $75.00 per hour. They were the highest in the city. Today most shops are charging around $100.00 to $110.0 per hour, but that varies a lot in different parts of the country.

What is the voltage of the battery measured at the terminals with a high impedence volt meter (not the dashboard reading)- with and without the engine running?

Disconnect the battery, remove the wiring from the starter, unbolt the starter from the engine and remove it. Reverse the order to replace.

To be precise in helping you tell me wich one is your ford taurus?

6 Cylinders 2 3.0L Flex Fuel OHV (found in 16% of 2002 Ford Taurus)

6 Cylinders S 3.0L EFI DOHC (found in 19% of 2002 Ford Taurus)

6 Cylinders U 3.0L EFI (found in 65% of 2002 Ford Taurus)