1997 Mercury Villager "starter hum going bad" Questions

hum on before turning key, but won't crank. starter fine, battery/cables fine, fuel fine. For a while it would do this, and maybe after a couple of hours, or a couple of days we'd try it, and it would

...hum, no click of starter. lights are bright. tried to jump no change might have been the starter turnig but not moving gear out to drive the flywheel.if it only hums when you turn the key to stat it ...

...cram nks normal then there is a loud humming sound when it fails to crank Take it in to check charging system...only takes a minute....can be starter going bad, alternator, or battery. Bad

...hum (fuel system?). Finish turning key, all lights go out, car does not crank. Sound like bad starter? I looked at the battery connections as far as I can go and they look good. I don't know what ...

...times if the starter is going bad you can carefully "tap" on the starter or solenoid while someone else cranks the engine.if that works then the starter motor had a "dead" spot and needs to be ...

HUM BUT WONT START. Check the starter solenoid, but sounds like the starter is bad. If it is draining the battery when you try to start it, then it is the starter. Check for a bad ground first though.

...bad relay in the fuse box under the bonnet. there will be a black box with fuses/relays in it. i'd try replacing the starter/ignition relay (should be pretty cheap) and also check the connections on ...

bad starter, can anyone PLEASE HELP I think your problem is the starter unit. In the starter unit there small 2 copper plates where the bendix hit against so that the current can go through. Replacing

...going to starter it will not ingage fully engage and cause slight wear on teeth...Now over years teeth will wear on flywheel but should be ok if none are missing....the freely turning on flywheel is ...

...THERE IS NO RELAY TO THE FUEL PUMP, IT STAYS ON WHILE THERE IS POWER TO RUN THE MOTOR. WHEN YOU TURN THE STARTER KEY CAN YOU HEAR THE HUMMING OF THE PUMP? fuel pump is going bad or filter is ...