Where is top starter bolt on 2007 2.0 tuscon cant feel it or see it

Maybe you can get a helper to hold the starter while you line up the bolts holes? Maybe you can use a alignment tool to line up the starter bolt holes with the holes in engine block, by feel? Sometimes, you might be able to taper the end of the bolt, it may help the bolt to center in the thread hole, you would want the taper to centered. Just my opinion.

Ford engineers obviously got a big laugh when they designed this one. The third bolt is not visible, but it is right at the top of the bolt "circle", the bottom two are visible and fairly accessible. If you have small hands, you might be able to reach a finger way up there and feel it. Because of the engine mount, you have to have a socket and extension that is exactly the right length, leaving just enough room between the end of the starter and the engine mount to attach a ratchet. Getting the socket on the bolt head is sort of a stab in the dark; push the socket and extension toward where you think the bolt is, and sometimes you can feel the socket engage the bolt head. The only other option might be to remove the exhaust manifold so you can see the bolt, but you are likely to break off at least one manifold bolt/stud, so that would be a last resort for me. Once the top starter bolt is loosened, you might have better luck finishing the removal with 1/4 inch drive tools as they take up less space.

Patrick J Farone wants answers to this question 2017
5 different engines, which one?>
USA car? why skip that,?
ever seen a starter ever,
ever do work on one ever? be key fact to know, right?
Patrick. most engines are the same, 99%
the only real question is it top or bottom access
but no engine stated so that cant be answered, the 2.4 is top


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1: pull neg. battery lug or boom eat acid and go blind.
2: jackup car, to stands, on jack stands,
3: see starter there, any shelds off now. gain access is NOW.
4: remove all wires to it now.
5: remove all base bolts, it falls and hits your head, duck please.
6: reverse above, should not have to be said but there.

watch 100s do it on Utube yet? no lack of examples there.
all cars same once seen with eyes have you?

now ill do 2.0/2.4L jeeps (from the SM, usa issue)

1. Open hood.
2. Remove air cleaner box and air tube.
3. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable
4. Remove starter motor mounting bolt.
5. Disconnect the electrical connector at throttle body.
6. Remove Throttle body bolts and remove throttle body.
7. push starter under intake manifold.
8. Tip starter nose toward cooling module.
9. Pull starter up and out.
10. Disconnect starter motor wiring.
11. Remove starter motor from vehicle.

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Heres's the procedure on how to remove and install starter for your 03 Expedition. First remove the battery cables from the battery. Remove the electrical connections to the starter and label for replacement. There are 3 bolts - 13mm. The bottom bolt is also the ground terminal, therefore you will need a deep socket for that bolt. The other two are accessable ideally with about a 7" extension to your socket wrench. The top bolt is on the top of the starter and you could fit your hand up there to feel it and place the socket. The 3rd bolt is between the bottom and top bolts. Remove the 3 bolts and the starter falls right out.

All the best!

if they are all stuck and you just cant see away of getting them out then try putting a screwdriver slot in them or if possable cut the heads of and get the starter out and than remove the studs/remains ,replace with new.adrian,,,,,,,,

disconnect the battery cables,,go under the car,the starter is under the intake manifold,,,disconnect the 13mm or 14mm nut one the starter and wire and then disconnect the 8mm or 10mm(different depending on years) and remove the wire,then you have to 13mm bolts that hold the starter to the engine,remove the top bolt first you cant see it but you can feel it,,,then remove the bottom one and the starter will fall out and thats it

There should be two or three bolts holding it in have a good look and feel around the starter to see if there are more bolts.

all the way on top, you cant see it, and really hard to feel it. i use a 6" 3/8 extension with a semi deep 13mm socket. hope this helps, good luck

there are 3 bolts, the third is on top it comes out from the back side of the starter just like the other bolt on top, you cant see it, just feel for it.

Hi, I am assuming you know where starter is. If you have found bottom bolt #14 metric socket which to reach you "must" use a medium length extention and go into it right above manifold pipe to reach it. I found if you take the guard off the starter 3 small hex head screws, it is much easier to get at all bolts (2). Whats strange is the lower bolt on starter mounts from the front and the "TOP" bolt #14 has to be reached from the rear of starter. You can not see the top bolt from bottom or top, but if you use your hand and reach up aroung the back of starter you can feel it! It took 2 of us one reaching up from bottom with just #14 deep well socket (no extention) on the rachet and feeling where to place it with rachet facing up, and person over top of engine reaching down helping to align socket on bolt, then use a piece of pipe or ? From the top place pipe extension on end of rachet and bolt will easily.
break loose. Good Luck it sounds hard but is fairly easy with right tools. kasheyboy77