Badgertits
FRF Addict
Thy sounds louder/different & occurs @ a different time during crank/start than when my 2018 developed it….if I remember correctly either holding the gas down or just cranking it longer would prevent the noise from occurring I forget which, but maybe yours progressed to point of no return? I haven’t had a single issue w/ my 2020 late build, 50k miles now, every make has its quirks/issues & ford def makes a helluva lot more trouble free raptors than troublesome ones. FWIW I had a GMC Sierra that left me stranded due to a failed starter and ended up having a few of the DOD lifters go bad +need fuel rail replacement