Dead starter

Dead starter

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Jhonno

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5,792 posts

142 months

Saturday 28th November 2015
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My starter has died.. What are my options? Can it be rebuilt DIY? New uprated one? Anyway to test what exactly is wrong with this one?

Jhonno

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5,792 posts

142 months

Saturday 28th November 2015
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Symptoms were.. No start (obviously), solenoid signal getting 12v, I can hear the starter solenoid clicking (I think, relay under the dash working obviously as it is switching 12v to the signal wire) but nothing from the starter. Pulled the starter and there is quite a bit of play in the pinion. Tried the usual jump etc.. But nothing at all.

Edited by Jhonno on Saturday 28th November 13:49

RUSSELLM

6,000 posts

248 months

Saturday 28th November 2015
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I purchased a replacement off EBay (C.E. Smith) back in 2006, for £250. Think it only lasted a week before I threw it in the bin.

In the mean time, I got the original Tilton motor, rebuilt for £80. That was by a company called Midland Starter Motors in West Bromwich, and that's still going strong. I seem to recall that there was options as to the quality of the replacement parts used, being used, in the rebuild. But it was a long time ago smile

Edit... Testing wise, I'm guessing as well as the switched 12v+, there's a large 12v+ and a large 0v- ? Connections definitely tight on them. One cable, very low resistance to the pos of the battery. The other, low resistance to the neg of the battery ?

Edited by RUSSELLM on Saturday 28th November 14:36

Jhonno

Original Poster:

5,792 posts

142 months

Saturday 28th November 2015
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I've seen a local company offering rebuilt 2.4kw starters with a 12 month guarantee. London and Essex Auto electrics.

The terminals were tight when I removed it. If the cable was getting a voltage drop it would at least turn over albeit laboured surely? It was working fine one minute, not at all the next time I went to use it. I think the solenoid may have died..

Jhonno

Original Poster:

5,792 posts

142 months

Saturday 28th November 2015
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I can't find a good source for rebuilt kits with Google'ing only complete starters seem to be cropping up.

I guess I could put 12v on the main lead and touch 12v on the signal to see if it fires out of the car.

RUSSELLM

6,000 posts

248 months

Saturday 28th November 2015
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If you haven't tested one before, make sure it's secure before you connect it smile

Jhonno

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5,792 posts

142 months

Saturday 28th November 2015
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RUSSELLM said:
If you haven't tested one before, make sure it's secure before you connect it smile
laugh

I can imagine not secured might be quite an eye opener..!

Boatbuoy

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163 months

Monday 30th November 2015
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Jhonno

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5,792 posts

142 months

Monday 30th November 2015
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Boatbuoy said:
Err... Yes.. I never saw the solenoid listed there previously though! Cheers!

Jhonno

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Monday 30th November 2015
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Will measure mine when I get home from work!