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Instructions on changing the starter on a 2000 9-3
Tools needed:
Socket Wrench
10mm deep well socket
13mm socket
13mm offset boxwrench
16mm deep well socket
18mm offset boxwrench
sandpaper or wire brush
There are for connections that have to be removed:
1 nut and 1 bolt holding starter to the car and 2 nuts connecting wires to the starter.
1.Disconnect Battery (13mm socket)
2.Remove top bolt on starter
This is easiest with a 18mM offset boxwrench. It is accesible from above -- if standing in front of the engine bay, it is on the right side, behind the engine and down a bit. A socket wouldn't work for me, because of various obstructions.
3.Put car on ramps, if it's not there already.
The remaining work is done from under the car, and is all on the opposite side of the starter from the bolt you just removed. It is all accessible through a space located by the front muffler. It's a tight fit, and you'll get bruised a bit, but it's possible. You could remove the front muffler,pipe, and catalytic converter, but this isn't necessary. Hang a light down in to the engine from above to make things infinitely easier.
4.Remove wire from alternator to starter
This can be done with a 13mm offset boxwrench, or possibly a normal depth socket. A deep well socket won't work because of obstructions. This needs to be done while the starter is at least partially bolted on for the leverege provided.
5.Remove lower nut of starter from under the car.
A 16mm socket is easiest here. I used a deep well socket -- I'm not sure if a shallower depth socket would provide enough clearance for your wrench.
6.Pull starter off of the now-free bolt -- this is the only thing holding it in place at this point.
7.Remove remaining wire to starter. Do this from under the car.
A 10mm deep well socket works here. I could only get to this nut once the starter was free from it's mount.
8.Pull starter out from below. You'll need to maneuver it around the exhaust piping, but it can be done without bending the exhaust out of the way.
9.Remove any corrosion from the two free wires using sand paper or a wire brush.
Replacement is exactly the opposite.
You'll find it easiest to see the wires and lower bolt by peering down the space between the throttle body, oil filler cap, and engine block.
This job is a pain initially, but if you go into it with the proper tools, it shouldn't take more than an hour or so.
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