Fg F6 Starting Issues

[Jeremy]

Guys,

seen a few posts here already similar to this but not the same.

for the last 2 days my fg won't start using the starter button. battery check was ok... terminals, fuses and connections ok...

today I tried it this morning and it started but made a real funny electrical sound and all the dash lights were flickering.
turned it off and on and it did the same thing and started.

this same issue happened about a month ago, but it started after a few attempts and worked fine until now.

something I've noticed is the engine light stays on when its in ignition (the days it wouldn't start) and it was off this morning when it did start.

I'm thinking the starter motor is clapping out? who's the the best person to do that kind of work other than ford who charge through the roof? Mechanics or auto-electrical ?

and whats a ball park figure to get new starter motor installed?

Cheers fellas