Hi all, well its that time of the year in my life when my baby starts to give me troubles. Out of nowhere yesterday my car stopped turning on, i had originally thought it was the battery but was surprised when i heard a horrible grinding sound when trying to turn on the car. I called AAA and they said that i needed a jump, so for one reason or another after having waited 2 hours for the guy to come and give me a boost , the car turned on. The moment i parked it at home i had a feeling it wouldn't start again, so i ran to o'reilly and bought a new battery. installed it .. and bam the same thing happened , a very loud grinding noise when trying to turn over the engine ( and it took some time to get it to turn on because the engine just wouldn't start) . I replaced the Battery and crankshaft position sensor (because of a obd code error) and i still have this noise when trying to turn my engine over . I can't even turn it on , do you guys believe it to be the starter ? Could i have royally screwed up my flywheel from attempting to turn it on so many times ?

By the way, its a 2001 Jaguar S-type 4.0L w/ 176,000 miles on it

Any help would be kindly appreciated !

 

Also just want to add... The car sounds fine when it turns over, its not rough idling . The problem is turning it on .

 

It could be the starter or a few other things such as
bore wash

 

Sounds like a worn starter or solenoid. I had the same thing on another car before. Most starters/solenoids go almost instantly when they go. Not much warning.

 

how difficult would that be to replace myself ?

 

I wouldn't want to do it myself. I don't have the lifts/jacks to get under enough to work on it. I would find a shop to do it. Others may be more flexible than I am. O'Reilly Auto Parts has the starter for $163.

 

gotcha, Thank you !