You experience a starter motor noise on your Mercury Mariner each time you start your vehicle. We agree that this is not agreeable and that you have questions. Experiencing such a sound is not always a good indication, but it may also be nothing serious. To assist you remedy this issue, our team has chosen to create this content to support you in this research. First, we will describe how the starter motor works on your Mercury Mariner, and then what starter motor noises you can know on your Mercury Mariner.
Functioning and various information
Function of a starter motor on Mercury Mariner
The starter motor is an electric motor whose sole function is to start the engine of your automobile. By a magnetic system and a “serial” technology, it will release an enormous torque that will allow it to drive the pistons of the engine that are exposed to enormous compression and an oil that provides additional resistance being not very fluid when cold.
It is completed by the “solenoid”. It is an electromagnet that goes under a 12 volt electric impulse to push the fork (link element between the “solenoid” and the electric motor of the starter) and thus engage the starter drive pinion on the engine flywheel. Following this action, once in engagement, the starter motor of your Mercury Mariner is activated and turns the drive pinion on the flywheel to start the engine.
How to avoid starter motor noises on Mercury Mariner
- Do not try to start your engine for too long
- Do not use a starter motor on Mercury Mariner with a tired battery
Regardless if your engine does not start because of tired glow plugs, for example, or because the climate is too cold. You should not turn your key for more than a few seconds or you will burn it.
Although when you have a battery that is tired, you always want to start your automobile, the energy it is capable of holding may not be good enough to generate the power needed by the starter motor to start your engine. Repeated attempts will pre-use your starter motor and if you do not fix the reason of your failure to start repeatedly, your starter may be the future component you will have to replace.
I experience noises from the starter motor of my Mercury Mariner, what are the reasons?
I encounter a loud noise from the starter of my Mercury Mariner
If you listen a starter motor noise on Mercury Mariner and you have the feeling that it is close to a loud noise, it is conceivable that it is the starter motor gears that are at the origin of it. Indeed, often when the part has been dismantled for other maintenance, its adjustment in relation to the engine flywheel may no longer be optimal, in which situation the gears will be worn down with time and will not slip and will no longer properly activate the engine when starting. Examine the condition of the drive pinion, if it is responsible of the starter motor noise on your Mercury Mariner change it.
If it is a noise in the front of your automobile but it seems to you after examining not to come from your starter, check this content about front end noise on Mercury Mariner which may give you other leads to eliminate your noise issue.
I experience a clicking noise of the key running in my neiman but no noise at the starter motor of my Mercury Mariner
If you experience a clicking noise at the starter motor of your Mercury Mariner, there are two possible failures linked to this warning sign. If you have in addition to the noise the motor is not running, it may be the “solenoid” is not supplied with energy. One of the most common ways to relaunch it is to hit it with a metal bar to remove the dust that blocks it. If that is not enough, it may be the neiman who is concerned. You may have a issue with unplugged cable examine your electrical installation. If after checking this clicking noise on Mercury Mariner doesn’t come from your starter motor, check this article for more informations.
