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1997 Ford Escort

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THOMAS BOYER
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Noises problem
1997 Ford Escort 4 cyl Automatic

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START CAR, ENGINE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND TAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE TURNING OVER. ENGINE WILL ONLY RUN FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN, ALSO WITHIN THOSE FEW SECONDS ENGINE RUNS VERY ROUGH.
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Saturday, September 11th, 2010 AT 1:33 PM

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Hi THOMAS BOYER, Welcome to 2carpros and TY for the donation this is what keeps the site going to help people in need and to cut costs-

Lets start by inspecting the conditions of the starter motor drive pinion and the flexplate ring gear.

Dying out in 10secs with rough/erractic idle -check the fuel pressure if its wiithin specs if normal try cleaning out the idle air control valve and EGR/PCV valves and clean the mAF sneor with an electronic cleaner CRC and test the throttle position sensor-
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