Disco 2 Sticky Starter Motor

Billy110

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• Mar 9, 2018

• #1

Lots of niggles all of a sudden!

She wouldn't start or even turn over earlier.

I got under and tapped the Starter with a hammer. Then started on the button.

Is there anything I can do, or just replace?

Battery voltage static and running is fine.

 

neilly

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• Mar 9, 2018

• #2

Look up starter solenoid, a common fault on the Td5

Costs a tenner to replace the parts.

Cheers

 

gazman

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• Mar 9, 2018

• #3

try rubbing the contact on the starter wire mine looked minty after offroading and needs a wipe when it' damp to get the starter motor to spin. Not joking.
I need to clean the connections but I'm so busy with work I've not got round to it yet

 

neilly

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• Mar 9, 2018

• #4

You do not say if you could hear the solenoid click when you tried to start it?

IF you could hear the solenoid click then the contacts are normally fubarred.
If you did not hear the solenoid click the the spade connector is as said by Gazman the first port of call.

Cheers

 

Billy110

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• Mar 9, 2018

• #5

neilly said:

You do not say if you could hear the solenoid click when you tried to start it?

IF you could hear the solenoid click then the contacts are normally fubarred.
If you did not hear the solenoid click the the spade connector is as said by Gazman the first port of call.

Cheers

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Hi Neilly,

No clicking at all. The relay was operating int the fuse box, but mainly felt it rather than heard.

 

NeilB

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• Mar 9, 2018

• #6

As above or by tapping it you have moved the carbon brushes in the starter motor and they now make contact with the stator. If the starter motor is old then replacement fixes most of the problems you could have. You can get the brushes separately if you fancy taking it apart to replace just them.....

 

neilly

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• Mar 9, 2018

• #7

Billy110 said:

Hi Neilly,

No clicking at all. The relay was operating int the fuse box, but mainly felt it rather than heard.

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Then as Gazman says, pull the spade connector off and give it a good clean, check voltage at it when the key is turned.

Cheers