Starter
Removal & Installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Raise and safely support the vehicle.
3. Remove the starter terminal cover.
4. Remove the terminal nut and separate the battery starter cable from the starter motor.
5. Disconnect the solenoid (S) terminal connector, if equipped with a starter mounted solenoid.
Ø To disconnect the hard-shell connector from the solenoid (S) terminal, grasp the plastic shell and pull off; do not pull on the wire. Pull straight off to prevent damage to the connector and (S) terminal.
6. Remove the starter motor retaining bolts.
7. Remove the starter motor from the vehicle.
To Install:
8. Place the starter motor in position and install the starter motor retaining bolts. Tighten the bolts to 15-20 ft. lbs. (20-27 Nm).
9. Install the battery starter cable and a terminal nut to the starter motor. Tighten the terminal nuts to 79 inch lbs. (9 Nm).
10. Connect the solenoid (S) terminal connector, if equipped with a starter mounted solenoid.
11. Install the starter solenoid safety cap. If equipped.
12. Lower the vehicle.
13. Connect the negative battery cable.
Start the engine several times to check starter motor operating.
4.2L, 4.6L, 5.4L and 6.8L Engines
Fig. 1 Remove the starter terminal cover
Fig. 4 Remove the two starter retaining bolts-4.2L engine shown
Fig. 5 Remove the two starter retaining bolts-4.6L engine shown, 5.4L and 6.8L engines similar
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Raise and safely support the vehicle.
- Remove the starter terminal cover.
- Remove the terminal nut and separate the battery starter cable from the starter motor.
- Disconnect the solenoid S terminal connector, if equipped with a starter mounted solenoid.
- Remove the starter motor retaining bolts.
- Remove the starter motor from the vehicle.
- Place the starter motor in position and install the starter motor retaining bolts. Tighten the bolts to 15-20 ft. lbs. (20-27 Nm).
- Install the battery starter cable and a terminal nut to the starter motor. Tighten the terminal nuts to 79 inch lbs. (9 Nm).
- Connect the solenoid S terminal connector, if equipped with a starter mounted solenoid.
- Install the starter solenoid safety cap, if equipped.
- Lower the vehicle.
- Connect the negative battery cable.
- Start the engine several times to check starter motor operation.
If your 1997 Ford Expedition won't start and your starter fuse and battery are OK, your starter relay is most likely the problem. This will be confirmed if you can't hear the solenoid click and start to crank the engine over.
Open the hood then open the engine compartment fuse panel located on the driver's side near the windshield. The cover just snaps off, and the relay will be marked.
Instruct your friend to touch the relay as you try to start your Expedition. If it doesn't click, the relay is bad, and you should replace it. If the relay clicks, the coil and wiring do not have any problems, but your relay contacts could still be bad.
Turn the ignition off then pull the starter relay out of its socket. Place a small piece of 14- to 20-gauge wire between pins 30 and 87 of the relay socket. Try to start the engine again but only hit the starter briefly. If the engine starts to crank at this point, the relay is definitely bad, and you should replace it. But do not start the engine with this wire in the relay socket as the starter motor may continue to crank. If the engine still won't crank, your relay is probably OK, and you have another problem.
When you try to start your Expedition with the small piece of wire in the relay socket, have your friend stand near it to pull it out if the engine starts. This will keep the starter motor from continuing to crank if it does start.
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