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2005 FORD MONDEO
86,300 MILES • 2.0L • TURBO • MANUAL
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LIAM CARROLL
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I bought the car on Saturday fired up first time, been using it for a couple of days, no trouble, really happy with my purchase. Then yesterday it refused to start, sounded like a whirring noise and if i was to take a guess i would say the starter motor was not engaging correctly . I started it a few times after, with my luck varying between success, a bump start and a jump start. I left it alone over night and it fired up again this morning. Is it likely to be the starter motor? Or i suspect it could be the battery? It had been sat for around two months before purchase.
Jul 27, 2017 at 1:22 AM
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Actually if you hear the starter engage but only a whirring sound then it is either a piece broken off of flywheel or the starter drive is bad which will require another starter.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-starter-motor
Jul 27, 2017 at 6:50 AM
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