You experience a starter motor noise on your GMC Yukon when you start your car. We agree that this is not agreeable and that you have questions. Hearing such a sound is not always a good indication, but it may also be nothing serious. To help you resolve this trouble, our team has chosen to create this content page to support you in this research. First, we will detail how the starter motor works on your GMC Yukon, and then what starter motor noises you can notice on your GMC Yukon.
Functioning and various information
Function of a starter motor on GMC Yukon
The starter motor is an electric motor whose single function is to start the engine motor 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 subjected 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 GMC Yukon is activated and turns the drive pinion on the flywheel to start the engine.
How to prevent starter motor noises on GMC Yukon
- Do not try to start your engine for too long
- Do not use a starter motor on GMC Yukon with a tired battery
Regardless if your engine does not start because of tired glow plugs, for example, or because the temperature 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 sufficient to provide the power required by the starter motor to start your engine motor. Repeated attempts will pre-use your starter motor and if you do not solve the reason of your failure to start repeatedly, your starter may be the future element you will have to swap.
I experience noises from the starter motor of my GMC Yukon, what are the causes?
I encounter a loud noise from the starter of my GMC Yukon
If you listen to a starter motor noise on GMC Yukon 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 perfect, in which case 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 GMC Yukon replace it.
If it is a noise in the front of your automobile but it seems to you after reviewing not to come from your starter, check this content page about front end noise on GMC Yukon which may give you other leads to eliminate your noise trouble.
I experience a clicking noise of the key running in my neiman but no noise at the starter motor of my GMC Yukon
If you experience a clicking noise at the starter motor of your GMC Yukon, there are two possible failures related to this indicator. 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 traditional 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 involved. You might have a trouble with unplugged cable check your electrical installation. If after examining this clicking noise on GMC Yukon doesn’t come from your starter motor, check this article for more informations.
