My 1996 Taurus has developed a problem with the starter motor. The starter drags and cannot start the car when warm. When the car is cold, no problem, but when warm, the starter drags.
The first time this happened, I had a tow truck come out to jump start the car, but it still would just drag and not turn the engine. Based on this, I have ruled out battery problems. The car was towed to the dealer where I have most of my work done on it, but when they tried to start the car - after it was sitting there over the weekend - they said the starter works with no problems indicated;bull, the tow truck driver said it was the starter that was the problem. One test the driver did was to have me hold the ignition switch in the start position for a minute or so and when he did, the starter became so hot as to have smoke comming off of it - he said this was from oil that had accumulated on the starter (it is just under the oil filter).
I am assuming this is a starter problem and it needs to be replaced. Is there anything else that I should look for to solve the problem?
-Cork