Starter

[waffles]

So I go to crank my car to start it, she sounds like shes cranking REALLLLLLLY slow (like one full crank every 3 seconds) she wouldn't turn over, try it again same thing but I somehow managed to get her running and drive er home. I get it onto the garage and put a voltmeter on the battery, I get no less than like 10.6 while cranking and around 12.9ish while the car is off and around 13.9ish while running (not the alt). I put one lead to ground and the other to the large power wire on the starter and got about 9.3ish, so that should be good. How would I for sure diagnose this as a starter? If I bench tested it, would I know for sure? And are they a pain to pull out? The car is a 93 3.0 MTX. Thanks a ton!

 

[rubydist]

typical symptoms of a starter with some windings shorted out. depending on where the starter motor is oriented when you start to crank, it may crank very slow and draw huge current, or it may crank fine. the solution is to replace the starter.

 

[waffles]

typical symptoms of a starter with some windings shorted out. depending on where the starter motor is oriented when you start to crank, it may crank very slow and draw huge current, or it may crank fine. the solution is to replace the starter.

So If I pull er out will I know for sure? Is it a pain to pull? It looks like 3 bolts then just pull it out between the subframe and oil pan?

 

[Phoenix]

Slow cranking =

1- dead batt
2- seized up starter , if it continues to crank but slower and slower each time , expect to be jammed in a parking lot someplace cause it will simply stop working.
3- maybe the wires but I wouldnt put too much money on that. (corroded).

 

[waffles]

Slow cranking =

1- dead batt
2- seized up starter , if it continues to crank but slower and slower each time , expect to be jammed in a parking lot someplace cause it will simply stop working.
3- maybe the wires but I wouldnt put too much money on that. (corroded).

#2 is exactly what happened...

 

[Phoenix]

#2 is exactly what happened...

Yup and it happened to me 3 weeks ago on my v10 E450.

 

[waffles]

Got a new starter, runs like Forest Gump...