can was driven and juat dies and wont start

Asked by oyler133 Sep 06, 2016 at 04:49 PM about the 2002 Ford Escort 4 Dr STD Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I was driven my 200w ford escort se and it just
dies and won't start the started kicked in and it
won't turn over could it be the fly wheel because it
made a noise before it died

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Rowefast answered 8 years ago

That would be the thing to do, is drop the starter, have it checked out, and inspect the ring gear on the flywheel. Flywheel should be checked for cracks also while looking at it.

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