Starter motor FIXED !!!
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Starter motor FIXED !!!
starter just making clicking noise and not turning over
Last edited by Archangel on Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Replacement !
1998 2.1 TD LX Estate Red 196,000 TURBO DIESEL XUD11BTE "Alice " 200 k just hit yesterday 17/2/2012 not bio yet , smooth box , lovely runner
1997 1.9 TD GLX Estate Black XUD9TE " Norma " now sold
1998 2.1 TD LX Estate Red 196,000 TURBO DIESEL XUD11BTE "Alice " 200 k just hit yesterday 17/2/2012 not bio yet , smooth box , lovely runner
1997 1.9 TD GLX Estate Black XUD9TE " Norma " now sold
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Re: Starter motor
Turn lights on, try starter:
Lights dim/go out -> check battery connections -> connections ok -> charge battery/replace
Lights stay bright -> check connections -> connections ok -> suspect start motor
Hit starter motor with hammer, put car in gear and rock backwards and forwards and retry -> ok now -> plan to replace starter motor in the not too distant future.
Still no worky -> remove starter motor and check solenoid action and condition of brushes & commutator. You probably can't get spares so it's off down t' breakers.
Lights dim/go out -> check battery connections -> connections ok -> charge battery/replace
Lights stay bright -> check connections -> connections ok -> suspect start motor
Hit starter motor with hammer, put car in gear and rock backwards and forwards and retry -> ok now -> plan to replace starter motor in the not too distant future.
Still no worky -> remove starter motor and check solenoid action and condition of brushes & commutator. You probably can't get spares so it's off down t' breakers.
Unskilled meddling sin©e 2007
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Re: Starter motor
Excellent post.
This should be stickied!
This should be stickied!
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Re: Starter motor
I reckon you're right!sirwiggum wrote:Excellent post.
This should be stickied!
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1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
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It's a handy step by step without having to get the multimeter out!
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Re: Starter motor
And it's pitched right at my level of competence ^_^
Plus I liked the bit about the hammer
Plus I liked the bit about the hammer
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Re: Starter motor
yes ,very succinct but: a) no room to swing hammer and hit starter as you can see
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/olPq4GK.jpg)
b)) but anyway starter has been replaced ( I have a mechanic next door but one ) and all is now well (thank god )
first 2 points on list tried first anyway and mechanic ( Hans ) had already told me that starter was suspect so had bought replacement from local factor (LVW Senar ) top notch factor (birkenhead, ellesmere port , flint , wrexham ) for those in my area . Starting is so noticeably better !!
Also note that electrical connectors can be different ( i.e. spade connector instead of nut and washer (and vice versa )
![Image](https://i.imgur.com/olPq4GK.jpg)
b)) but anyway starter has been replaced ( I have a mechanic next door but one ) and all is now well (thank god )
first 2 points on list tried first anyway and mechanic ( Hans ) had already told me that starter was suspect so had bought replacement from local factor (LVW Senar ) top notch factor (birkenhead, ellesmere port , flint , wrexham ) for those in my area . Starting is so noticeably better !!
Also note that electrical connectors can be different ( i.e. spade connector instead of nut and washer (and vice versa )
Replacement !
1998 2.1 TD LX Estate Red 196,000 TURBO DIESEL XUD11BTE "Alice " 200 k just hit yesterday 17/2/2012 not bio yet , smooth box , lovely runner
1997 1.9 TD GLX Estate Black XUD9TE " Norma " now sold
1998 2.1 TD LX Estate Red 196,000 TURBO DIESEL XUD11BTE "Alice " 200 k just hit yesterday 17/2/2012 not bio yet , smooth box , lovely runner
1997 1.9 TD GLX Estate Black XUD9TE " Norma " now sold
Re: Starter motor FIXED !!!
PLEASE BEWARE EVERYONE. Do not hit a starter motor. A lot of modern starter motors have perminent magnets which are bonded to the inside of the starter motor and are quite fragile to impacts. If you hit them you are at risk of causing these magnets to break up and jam the whole motor solid. I know this from previous experience as I used to strip and fix starter motors as a job. You have been warned.
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Re: Starter motor FIXED !!!
Thanks for the heads up!
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Re: Starter motor FIXED !!!
I've been using a persuader on mine for the last year or so, I'd better knuckle down and replace it! ![Supafrisks Ninja :supafrisk:](./images/smilies/supafrisk.gif)
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1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"