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stigomery

Member Since: 10 May 2016
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 277

Problems with starter motor

Happy New Year...

So I went laning shortly before Xmas, which included some bumps and deep wading... there were no immediate problems and I drove the 2 hours home without a glitch.

However, a few days after and I've been having some starter problems which may, or may not be related to the adventurous laning...

It sounds to me like the teeth of the starter are not engaging with the flywheel (if I understand the mechanics correctly)... it's intermittent as you will see in this video, it doesn't engage first time but does the second 2 times...

Any suggestions?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCOcGha1dHU&feature=youtu.be

Thanks,

Stiggy...

2nd Jan 2019 10:52am

OsloBlue

Member Since: 14 Jul 2018
Location: Essex
Posts: 825

Hi stiggy

Sorry link not working for me, is it a single click large click or many small clicks.

Big clicks, starter motor.
Many small clicks electrical or voltage.

Does it “grind” when it eventually engages?

If so could be sediment in the assembly or possibly worse on the face of the teeth, so when you engage you push sediment into your flywheel. Try removing it, clearing it up and inspect the solonoid.

I had mine fail on me and I left it over 4 months, it started off as 2nd turn of ignition, then 4 or 5 until I was at 20 or so. Then one day I went over 60 times and the motor had completely burned out, turning a £15.00 solonid replacement into a complete starter replacement. Luckily I got one supplied and fitted for £100.00 at a breakers yard. I'm on IG: https://www.instagram.com/osloblue42/
Current: TD5 '110 "Lucinda" Thread here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62562.html

2nd Jan 2019 11:16am

stigomery

Member Since: 10 May 2016
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 277

The solenoid appears to be working fine (I replaced the contacts a while ago)... the starter motor spins, but it sounds like it free-spins and the teeth don't engage with the flywheel. We weren't' wading through sludge/mud so there shouldn't be much gunk in the teeth.

See if this link works:

&feature=youtu.be

2nd Jan 2019 11:27am

OsloBlue

Member Since: 14 Jul 2018
Location: Essex
Posts: 825

Are the teeth stripped or worn? I'm on IG: https://www.instagram.com/osloblue42/
Current: TD5 '110 "Lucinda" Thread here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62562.html

2nd Jan 2019 12:44pm

stigomery

Member Since: 10 May 2016
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 277

OsloBlue wrote:

Are the teeth stripped or worn?

I haven't had the time to remove the starter motor so no idea... I'm suspicious since it was only after the laning trip that things began playing up... but that could just be coincidence

2nd Jan 2019 1:30pm

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