Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 23:10:15 +0100 From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> Subject: Re: 9000 starter failure??? Need to diagnose and repair
J. Levantino wrote: > My 1993 9000CS (non-turbo) just started making a terrible noise upon > start-up. The car starts fine, but immediately after starting I hear a > gear-grinding type noise for about 1/2 second or so. My initital guess is > that the teeth on the starter motor are not disengaging the flywheel teeth > fast enough. Has anyone else experience this and is this indicitive of a > starter motor failure?? Actually, the starter motor itself is fine but I > think that the mechanism (some type of clutch, I guess) that > engages/disengages is failing. > > Is this clutch part of the starter assembly or can it be replaced > seperately? Not a clutch mechanism, it's a solenoid. Yes, it is a separate components which bolts onto the side of the starter; and yes, you can replace just the solenoid. It does sound like the solenoid is not returning fully. Sometimes this happens when they get gunged up, sometimes it just happens. The bad news is that removing the starter motor is a bitch on a 9000. I hate doing it, and usually end up removing loads of other stuff to get at it comfortably. -- Grunff
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