mark 4 Ford Fiesta 1.6L starter motor removal problems

[oliver01379]

I have had a look and I can see the starter motor however I can not see the bolts that I need to undo to get the old one off, even if I manage to get them off I cant see them to get the new ones on. I was wondering if there was a specific technique to this or if something needed removing first? please help as the cars a non starter!
all the best
Oliver

[Cost Captain]

if you need to post this, you shouldn't be changing your starter.

Jesus Christ its not rocket science: you disconnect the battery, you remove the wiring from the starter, you undo the bolts, you remove the starter, you put the new one in, you put the bolts back in, you reconnect the wiring, you reconnect the battery.

are you sure its the starter? Batteries are most likely to fail during winter, and judging by the fact you felt the need to post this thread, I doubt you have the skills to correctly diagnose the fault.

Editted for incorrect use of the word "you're"

Edited by Cost Captain on Wednesday 12th January 21:54

[oliver01379]

Thanks for the reply but you are obviously completely incompetent at reading too. I have the skills to change the starter motor however I have problems getting 2 of the bolts off. I can’t even see 2 of the bolts that I need to undo to remove the old starter motor they are facing upwards toward the engine, covered from the top and inaccessible from the bottom so I was looking for the help of a mechanic (preferably ford or someone who has worked on a ford fiesta before) to give me some kind of decent advice unlike yourself who obviously has never worked on this kind of car before!

[hornchurchmale]

did my sons few years ago. ended up removing inlet manifold to get access to retaining bolts.
had to but new sealing O rings grr very expensive and main dealer only had 2 in stock. ..not an easy job and whomever designed it thought starer would last forever! typical Ford thinking.
good luck but its a real pain in ass job. sadly wives car will also need doing soon as cam belt change coming up and starter needs to come off to jam ring gear ...

[shoehorn]

there is a small plug you unscrew to lock the flywheel on these.