Important! : Starter motor staying engaged with engine running making bad noise. Vid up (could be blower relay)

26th March 2011, 17:18

Hi

This noise is coming from the starter motor (i think)

Please help lol

thanks

26th March 2011, 17:19

http://s710.photobucket.com/albums/w...t=IMG_0592.mp4

26th March 2011, 17:32

sound if the starter is stayin gauged in does it do it if you bump start the car if not then defo the starter

26th March 2011, 17:34

Yes this definately sounds that way

Cant bump start as car is not road worthy/ not got enough space to bump

I also cannont get a reading off the alternator

27th March 2011, 13:35

Anyone please

I have cleaned all terminals that connect today
Checked the flywheel for wear

Made sure the alternator gives out current

Could it be the blue wire on the back of the starter that goes to the ignition

What current is it and how could i test it.

the battery to starter carries voltage, so does the alternator to starter.

27th March 2011, 14:42

I traced the blue wire from starter to ignition and ran a current through it so thats ok.

found these two wires while i was there, does anyone know where they should be

Also the connector with the red wire coming out of hasnt got anywhere to go.

27th March 2011, 21:38

What should I do about the two brown wires on bottom left of pic

Should it be plugged into the red wire block to the right

27th March 2011, 23:30

Hi mate, On my Starter motor assessment, my mate took it out, and then put it back, and got the ignition / live connection the wrong way round, which caused the starter motor to stay engaged while running, maybe this?

28th March 2011, 16:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by s555dan

What should I do about the two brown wires on bottom left of pic

Should it be plugged into the red wire block to the right

yes, but its been done like that because the ign. barrels done the usual trick. if you connect it back up you'll have no PAS/rear window

28th March 2011, 20:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vtr_max

Hi mate, On my Starter motor assessment, my mate took it out, and then put it back, and got the ignition / live connection the wrong way round, which caused the starter motor to stay engaged while running, maybe this?

Yes! this is exactly what has happened to me!

But im using a different starter motor that i got 2nd hand and its making twice the noise of the 1st starter motor that i wired up wrong

Do you think i might have messed the circuit up somehow?

Quote:

Originally Posted by chinkostu

yes, but its been done like that because the ign. barrels done the usual trick. if you connect it back up you'll have no PAS/rear window

Thanks buddy, i had put terminals on it and tired it connected to the red with the engine running. but nothing really happened. (car was stationary)

Ill be connecting those back together thanks

28th March 2011, 21:10

Had this before, was the wiring, think it was to do with the wiring under the dash passenger side, think one of the relays was burnt out also.

28th March 2011, 22:24

According to haynes there the alternator is connected to the blower relay, was it this one that you had to replace or was there wiring aswell?

29th March 2011, 11:08

Not sure tbh mate it was actually a garage that sorted it out at the time along with a gearbox, just check your wiring on the starter motor also.