How to replace the starter on ford focus 2012-2016

[@rexacey929]

Your video saves lives!!!! In all seriousness thank you for posting this video. My father and I were able to replace my starter on a 2014 ford focus SE because of you. So thank you for that. you're the type of person that makes this world a better place!

[@s33therfan]

I really love this comment , thank you for the great feedback.

[@jtr499]

My friend just bought his daughter a 2013 and it has an intermittent no crank. Great video I’ll be replacing the starter and save him some money. Thank you!

[@s33therfan]

Thank you for the great feedback.

[@Dhi-fe5eu]

Amazing how you can hold the phone to video and work with one hand. You do make it look like it’s possible to switch out. Great video.

[@s33therfan]

Thank you so much

[@mljo12]

hey! thank you for the video! I need to change mine and was wondering if you had a list of tools that you used in the vid?

[@fernandobolanosmontano4363]

Thanks Bro you really helped me a lot, I did it with my 2013, I even repaired the same start engine to save some money, regards from México GRACIAS.

[@s33therfan]

Thank you very much for the kind words and thanks for watching.

[@harryt6336]

Awesome video with time saving tips, I’ll be using this to change the starter on my 2013 this week. Thanks man 👍🏼

[@s33therfan]

Thank you for the great feedback , it is much appreciated.

[@youngsavin754]

Thank you sir! Bouta use this video to change my girl’s starter. Keeps not starting every now and then..

[@s33therfan]

Thank you for watching.

[@asmrcentral3983]

With no one else to help me out I can always turn to KZbin thank you my man

[@s33therfan]

Thank you for the terrific feedback , it is much appreciated.

[@pedromendoza7309]

Thank you this video solved all my problems thank you sir great video and perfect explanation for everything

[@s33therfan]

Glad it helped , thank you for the feedback.

[@davidkupfer9653]

Great video man! Looks like I'll be doing one on my 2014 tomorrow, helps alot

[@s33therfan]

Thank you for the great feedback, it is much appreciated.

[@baxrok2.]

Doing it from underneath, ouch! I hope people that watch this video appreciate what you did here. You changed that son of a bitch with one hand! You're a beast sir!

[@s33therfan]

Thank you as always for the great feedback sir. Hope all is well with you during this time friend.

[@jaffawise3190]

Thanks man really helped!! Plus the link for the wire since I'm gonna change alternator too!

[@s33therfan]

Thank you for the feedback and thanks for watching.

[@Bodacious_Bob420]

Hopefully you reply quickly, but, would this work with the ST line of Focuses???

[@falloutgrim4691]

about to do this so thanks a lot for the video, just started doing my own work on my car and learning so much

[@s33therfan]

Thank you very much for the great feedback.

[@andrewchapa9911]

Awesome photography love the up close thank you!

[@s33therfan]

Truly appreciate the kind words, thanks for watching.

[@rickiew7713]

Was a 10 mm and a 13 mm all you needed and if I got a deep socket would it work on all of them

[@Chezowan1]

Thanks for the video. I replaced the starter today, and the car has now started, but I got a "transmission fault" error - any idea how that could have happened?

[@s33therfan]

I would start with any codes , and check all the fuses. If no transmission fault before , it is most likely a fuse or wire , possibly connector lost contact. Hope this helps.

[@richmonbates5040]

Hey bro I’ve had trouble with it still clicking after replacing the starter. My terminals are good and the battery is as well. I’ve been told it’s the ground, but don’t know where it can be located

[@frankmontez6853]

I’ve 2016 SE and looks like oil got in bad rear main seal. It’s not the first one unfortunately. But just a few days ago drilled hole in bottom to drain oil. What do you think how it made the starter from working? I’m thinking taking it off then taking it apart try to use brake cleaner it might work ? And as for the drain hole keeping the next starter from getting oil in it ? About to try this.

[@s33therfan]

Sorry to hear that , definitely a bad oil leak. Hope you can get it solved . Thanks for watching.

[@frankmontez6853]

@s33therfan Just took starter off and it looks clean . No oil at all . This mechanic who replaced them before on my car ( twice now ) said to bench test it . Kinda unexpected that . I wouldn't think it could work . Just run jumper cables directly to which termimals ? . It's been a while since I did that ..

[@s33therfan]

Thats strange , maybe bad batch of starters. I have heard flex plate issues , bent , wrong etc eating up starters. Bench testing is pretty easy with jumper cables , black on body and red on main power supply. Then carefully jump to the 12 ignition stud. A lot of times I just use a screw driver. Autozone has a better tester and can test it under load , I believe. Hope all goes smoothly.

[@frankmontez6853]

@s33therfan took it to that mechanic. Bench tested it there and looks great. So he said gotta be something else like a bad loose cable or battery though mine just got new one less than two months ago. He said he only once found a burned positive cable. So rare because they’ve Soo thick he said. My battery like I said is pretty new and no corrosion at all.

[@frankmontez6853]

@s33therfan I took it off myself this time around but strange that mechanic who’s taken it off and replaced it said that that tin metal bracket that goes on the outside of it that wires are connected to this bracket but there were none when I took it off right ? He must be getting confused with some other starter??

[@donabele1243]

Awesome - thanks! Just what I needed to see.

[@s33therfan]

Thank you for the great feedback.

[@cupofdirtog]

yo thanks for the vid was there a gap inbetween the starter and the bell housing of the transmission i have a 13 focus st and i swear when i took it apart there wasnt a gap but now there is and i cant figureout why but some forums say its normal ish idk did your starter have a small gap where a foam gasket should go

[@s33therfan]

Without that rubber piece it will leave a gap. Thanks for watching.

[@frankmontez6853]

One more thing - the rubber seal that goes in between the starter and engine fell out. Looks a lil worn. I didn’t know at first what it was but looking at videos on starters can now tell that’s what it is. Looks a bit worn chewed up a lil. Just what does it do ? How important is it ? Should I get a new one or use the old one ? Maybe tack it back on with something like caulking so it’d stay on better?

[@s33therfan]

Basically it is a spacer. It fills in the space and keeps dust/water out. I had to replace one of those as well . That rubber dry rots over time , any oil eats it up. Luckily I found one at a salvage yard in good shape . I would imagine dealership item , but it may not be very expensive. Hope this helps.

[@frankmontez6853]

@@s33therfan hey have you removed the plastic hood release by the kick panel ? Having trouble with hood release. Any easier way to get hood up ?

[@frankmontez6853]

@@s33therfan bought and put in new one. Found and put in a junkyard starter and that is working now. I found it in one of those pick and pull places and wasn’t as shiny new as the other one but it worked. Daanngg. But forgot that bracket that holds one of the starter cables. Oh well try to put it in soon

[@chipper2831]

Any recommendations for a 2011 Ford focus the starter went bad

[@sambust3293]

How did you troubleshoot car to see of it was starter. My car won't start the instrument panel goes crazy lights going off and clicking noises. Im testing battery now.

[@s33therfan]

I think you are on the right track , sounds like a typical battery failure. If the battery is more than 5 years old its good possibility. You could charge it back up to make sure and see if it will hold charge. Could be something drained it down or charging problem even with the alternator. With my starter the first thing I did was charge the battery and try it . Bascially it didn't flicker or do anything . I confirmed it with a bench test. However in your case with the flickering lights thats most definitely sounds like a battery problem. Best of luck and thank you for watching.

[@frankguardian3227]

Sam bust. Did you figure out what the issue was? I am having the same thing and it will just die all of a sudden while driving it. It will start again after a few minutes.

[@danielwinter441]

that helped a lot!! , thank you very much👍

[@s33therfan]

Thank you for watching.

[@habs157]

hey man thanks for the video, any chance you would know if its the same in the hatch back model?

[@s33therfan]

Yes , it should be the same. Thanks for watching .

[@frankmontez6853]

How long did it take ? I just paid a mechanic to do it $60 plus starter . He's been verry good and honest above all . Very reasonable and it's working just as before . I have had timing serious problems which he mostly fixed . Still a lil stalling when I accelerate . I told him about it and he said sometimes they gotta relearn certain things on its own . ? God I hope so . Went on 175 mile road trip when I got it yesterday

[@s33therfan]

Yes , that sounds pretty reasonably priced. I probably spent 30 minutes or so but it was actually pretty easy. Hope your car stays running great , thank you for watching.

[@frankmontez6853]

@@s33therfan Had to replace it again . It had oil on gear . Is it possible that oil could be coming from the top ? I'm asking , because it did have oil when he took it off on enaging gear the one engaging flywheel . Said that's why it failed in a year and a half and will do again . Said it was rear seal . Took it to another mechanic said it's not rear seal but top valve cover .leaking into starter . Soo you think there's some space a lil gap enough for it to leak into starter or it's sealed pretty tight ?

[@frankmontez6853]

Tow truck on it way . soo looks like starter OEM at that gave out after only four months . Should be under warranty and only labor cost . Sooo what it was doing and I've never experienced this but it was starting before but with a hard BANG ! It was rough like a hard engaging the flywheel . Ever heard of this before ?

[@s33therfan]

I have not had this with the starter personally but I have heard of others having flywheel issues or having the wrong one installed somehow. Hope you get it solved quickly. Thanks for the feedback.

[@frankmontez6853]

@@s33therfan that starter again went bad. Like mechanic said who replaced it I should drill a drain hole for oil leaking from main rear seal so that could save it. Less than two weeks it was having starting problems again so knew I had to drill that hole. Drilled it Tuesday but too late. Here I am trying to remove it. Almost had it then rain stopped me.

[@arthurtomlinson5115]

What do we do if the bolts didn't lock on us. Is it just remove that solenoid or is there more

[@s33therfan]

yes , just a matter of removing the 2 nuts on the starter. Thanks for watching.

[@frankmontez6853]

When I removed it , I don't think iit had a cable like yours attached to that bracket . At least I don't think it had it just remove 10 MM nuts then the 13 MM ones Ok saw when removing cables from starter terminals that ione end of cable went to alternator

[@user-ky7ty3ie1x]

Hi mine blow fuse f33 no start no cranks can you advise

[@s33therfan]

I believe the F33 indicates the coil packs but not 100 % certain I would check the wiring and replace the fuse and go from there. Hope this helps.

[@infotube6335]

I turn the key and it clicks a lot even when the key is off. Would that be the starter? My battery is good.

[@s33therfan]

I would check all the connections and clean the terminals and post first then go from there if the battery is fully charged. You can bench test the starter with jumper cables and a good battery or take it to the parts store like auto zone just to make sure before you buy another. Hope this helps and thanks for watching.

[@natet8675]

Hey the connector that is connected to the bolt on my starter is broken do you know the name of the cord and do you know if that’s my problem?

[@s33therfan]

It most definitely will be causing your issue . You could fix it with another wire and connector or simply buy another harness . Heres a link . Thank you for watching. Look at this on eBay www.ebay.com/itm/193359869752

[@natet8675]

I got it running but when I turned it off it didn’t start back up do you think that the cord is the problem

[@s33therfan]

If it is not wanting to crank over then yes , if its cranking but not starting then there would be another issue . The starter wire/harness I shared in the link would be the best way to fix the issue long term . They run 25 used . Thanks again.

[@iaroslavzubchenko4961]

👍👍👍

[@s33therfan]

Thank you for watching.

[@OldBugger56]

Starter replacement on a ford mk8 1.0l fiesta

[@AFallenMan]

That seized nut breaks off real easy so you can buy a new starter...