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Old Sep 14, 2022 | 05:28 PM
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5.4 3v Starter click while accelerating

My 2008 f150 5.4 3v has been making a weird noise lately. It started recently when I replaced the starter. Ever since then it’s made a weird clicking noise while accelerating. Could it be a faulty starter interfering with the fly wheel or am I missing a shim that I’m not aware of?
 
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Ordered a brand new Motorcraft one. My guess is the old remanufactured duralast one was made improperly and over engaging/not disengaging.
 
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Ordered a brand new Motorcraft one. My guess is the old remanufactured duralast one was made improperly and over engaging/not disengaging.
new starter fixed it! Old duralast starter was over engaging.
 
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