Removing Starter Motor?

1. DundeeUnited Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR

   #1 10th April 2012, 18:41

   When my car is warm the motor will slip off the flywheel and just spin, so im gonna get another one to see if it helps.
   
   How do i go about getting it off, is it on the gearbox? Also do i do it from the top of the car or underneath it? and iv only got basic tools. Cheers
2. DanTvts Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Torbay Posts: 1285 Mauritius Vts, 206 Gti 180

   #2 10th April 2012, 18:45

   You can do it from above, will more than likely need to remove air filter etc to make a bit of room. Its bolted to the gearbox, look down from above, its kind of roughly below where the inlet is. Pretty fiddly but you just need to disconnect the battery, remove the wires attached to it. One nut is 8mm and ones 13mm iirc. and then 3 13mm bolts that hold the starter motor on.

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3. user_29491 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Lancs Posts: 4124 JP4S'd R.

   #3 10th April 2012, 18:47

   Wouldn't like to to it from above.
   
   At least under it you can see the bolts - just have to hug the engine tho.

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4. DanTvts Established Member Joined: Mar 2011 Torbay Posts: 1285 Mauritius Vts, 206 Gti 180

   #4 10th April 2012, 18:54

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by saxova Wouldn't like to to it from above. At least under it you can see the bolts - just have to hug the engine tho.

   Yeah it is a ballache tbh. Thats what happens when a mate asks if you can change it for him practically at the side of the road lol. Not the worst thing i've had to do on a car mind! But yeah is nice and easy from underneath.
5. DundeeUnited Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR

   #5 10th April 2012, 19:02

   anyone got a picture of it on the engine so i have an idea where to start?
6. Cam Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Nov 2010 Kent Posts: 8439 Gen 7 Celica 190.

   #6 10th April 2012, 19:04

   It bolts on to the top rear left of the gearbox if your under the bonnet.

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7. DundeeUnited Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR

   #7 10th April 2012, 19:07

   cheers will try and get one from a scrappy, total minter when im at a petrol station and you just hear a whirring motor
8. user_29491 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Lancs Posts: 4124 JP4S'd R.

   #8 10th April 2012, 19:20

   That's nothing, my starter motor sticks 90% of the time!
   
   When it's in a good mood it'll start straight away.. if it's in a bad mood.. it can take 5-10 trys..
   
   Then if it doesn't start without abit of throttle.. my idles fucked. So have to switch it off - reset icv by turning ignition on/off 7 times..
   
   Then Start all over again..
   
   I will change it one day though
9. user_54407 Frequent Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Swindon Posts: 577 MGB Sebring Track (WIP), Saxo

   #9 10th April 2012, 19:34

   sure thats the problem? Long shot but is it propper nasty and a bit shakey when warm and you turn it over?
   
   Only saying as we had a lexus in at work today for a similar problem and turned out it had no oil in it hence why it did it whilst warm..
   
   and removing the starte is easy in a saxo. youl see!
10. DundeeUnited Established Member Joined: Nov 2010 Invergowrie Posts: 1006 Saxo VTR

    #10 10th April 2012, 20:07

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by saxova That's nothing, my starter motor sticks 90% of the time! When it's in a good mood it'll start straight away.. if it's in a bad mood.. it can take 5-10 trys.. Then if it doesn't start without abit of throttle.. my idles fucked. So have to switch it off - reset icv by turning ignition on/off 7 times.. Then Start all over again.. I will change it one day though

    is that what it is then? the motor sticking, its like it catches the flywheel but spins off it immediatley, so it will start to turn over then you just here a whirring noise. or it sounds like a whirring noise
    
    

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by sebring sure thats the problem? Long shot but is it propper nasty and a bit shakey when warm and you turn it over? Only saying as we had a lexus in at work today for a similar problem and turned out it had no oil in it hence why it did it whilst warm.. and removing the starte is easy in a saxo. youl see!

    could be mate, when its cold it will still sometime make a whirring noise, like its not connecting to the flywheel, but when it does, it turns over without a problem, wheras when it hot, it just feels like it slips off the flywheel and spins
11. user_29491 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2008 Lancs Posts: 4124 JP4S'd R.

    #11 10th April 2012, 20:10

    Well mine starts to turn then stops. So a tick, try again tick. Until it free's turn's and starts - so sounds like a diff problem. But same part lol.
12. f13sta Established Member Joined: Sep 2010 loughborough Posts: 2229 1988 ford fiesta mk2 1.4- 2001 black saxo furio (d

    #12 10th April 2012, 21:16

    it;s just under the inlet manifold.
    
    piece of piss compared to some wether you get it from top or underneeth.
    
    i do all saxo/106/206 from above. save putting it on a ramp lol.