Originally Posted by
coco16i
Deffo the flywheel breaking up, all the metal filings are contaminating the starter and clogging it up.
If you replace just the starter motor there will probably be a note in the box saying warranty will be invalid if the new starter fails due to flywheel contamination so just be aware of this if you dont replace the flywheel !!
I'll be getting the whole lot done,when the time comes.Found someone that can do it a fair bit cheaper than the local Ford main stealer up here so it's not sounding so bad now.