Hi Anybody changed the starter motor on a TD6 is it a diy or a garage job. Not got car so cant have a look.
And yes looking at RAVE now!

Ta Mine was a blue one!

nah, dont look at rave, look here on the forum Andy..


http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic5751.h...rter+motor ... - .- -.




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Reading that didnt cheer me up!
Sounds no worse than any other car he says.
What could possibly go wrong?
 Mine was a blue one!

Not a bad job. I changed mine when I thought it was faulty (turned out to be ignition switch)

Just happens that the original one is looking for a new home now

Dam just ordered one! Mine was a blue one!

Oh well, if anyone else wants one ....

Andy, If I remember correctly - take the cover off at the back of the engine (the big one than covers the heater inlet - only held on by two nuts) It makes the job much much easier

I think I changed mine from the top, don't recall having to crawl under

Thanks for that anything to save lying underneath the thing Mine was a blue one!

Not too difficult. I have a new one in mine (the old one was toast for the record).

The more worrying thing is that it gave me no notice of its intent to melt into a solid lump of goo. No slow cranking or any other signs. Worked fine until the day it didn't. Thankfully I had just got back from a 2,500km trip in the middle of nowhere. It would have been an expensive recovery as we were 200km up a 4wd track just days before....

To take the Panel filter housing out its best to disconnect or loosen the bolt that servers as the '+' jump point IME

When you take it out take the filter out and give it a dam good clean as well as the rubbers on the firewall as they get real grubby and you'll be the first person on the car to have cleaned them i bet!
Then treat the rubbers with Gumi phlege stuff  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.