bertl Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Hi all, just changed the faulty starter motor on a 1.8 k-series engine. But what did I do wrong? The new starter is working, but apparently not connected to the engine. It seems the cogwheel of the starter does not reach the counterpart in the engine. You can hear and feel the starter turning. I think when starting the starter's cogwheel should move into the green area to reach the engine's cogwheel (see pic), am I right? Well, apparently it doesn't ... Did I do something wrong or could the new starter be faulty also? Thank you for sharing your ideas! Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EggNChips Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Hi all, just changed the faulty starter motor on a 1.8 k-series engine. But what did I do wrong? The new starter is working, but apparently not connected to the engine. It seems the cogwheel of the starter does not reach the counterpart in the engine. You can hear and feel the starter turning. I think when starting the starter's cogwheel should move into the green area to reach the engine's cogwheel (see pic), am I right? Well, apparently it doesn't ... Did I do something wrong or could the new starter be faulty also? Thank you for sharing your ideas! Rob Could be or is it the right starter for the car? If the starter is spinning, other option is that the starter ring gear on the flywheels is shafted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sputnik 1 Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Just out of curiosity have you tried firing up the new starter via jump leads whilst out of the engine ? Keep a good size 10 boot on it on the deck as you do and watch to see if the bendix actually engages to your green area that will prove the starter, cog, contacter and motor - if it does then either as previously stated wrong starter or goosed flywheel teeth regards M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertl Posted December 13, 2009 Author Share Posted December 13, 2009 checked the wiring today, all leads have the right power when they should. I assume the starter itself should not turn as long as the pinion was not pushed from the solenoid. But apparently the solenoid does not move the pinion and the starter does turn anyway without being connected to the engine. I'm a little confused as the lead that powers the solenoid gets 12V when I use the ignition switch. I changed the solenoid with the one from the faulty starter, same result. The starter motor is the correct one definitely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-lander man Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Hi, the starter does turn even though the solenoid has not engaged it. Therefore as previously said, bench test the starter motor to see if the starter cog does engage across to your green area. If it doesn't then this starter is also faulty. These are a fairly common failure on 1.8 Freelanders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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