hi, i have a problem when starting my car sometimes, normally after i have been driving for a while. when the car is turned off, then restarted it doesnt restart, all the lights on the dash come on, i hear is the ignition noise, i cant hear the starter motor thicking, the engine is not turning over. its an escort mk 6 with a 1.4 CHV engine

what could be the problem?

thanks

 

typical cvh problem, the starter motor suffers from all the heat coming off of the manifold and exhaust. Only way to sort it is to either buy or make a heat shield to protect the starter motor from all this heat. That or do what i did, take off the starter motor and re-build it, giving it a good clean up and plenty of wd. Hasnt given me any hassle since

 

how would i go about rebuilding it, what parts do i need?

 

well to be honest i just took it off the car, undid as many nuts n bolts as i could on the starter motor, wd'd everything, cleaned all the dirt off any outer and inner parts, then greased any moving objects and gave it a coat of wd for good luck. also cleaned up the connectors and again protected everything with grease.

 

it only does this problem when the car is hot, so it just needs to be lubed then?

 

yup as i said its just the heat from the exhaust and manifold that causes it, hence it only happens once the engines warm

 

but ive owned the car since new, and have been experiencing this problem for the last few days, so the lubrication inside the motor has gone dry, and needs re-lubricating?

 

yup more than likely. Mine was fine when i bought it, then it just started playing up after a while and as i said once cleaned up and wd'd it hasnt had a problem since