Hello.

Got a problem....I think. I have a 1 year old starter motor. I have heat wrappet from down pipe and under the starter. There are also a heat shield over the starter.

When the engine is cold the car starts emmediatly. The starter runs very good. BUT, when I have been driving for couple of minutes, then turn of the engine and try to start it after some seconds it wont start because the starter doesent have the power to turn over the engine.

If I wait 10 minutes it runs again. The battery is good, 12.7 volts.

Can it be the starter that is cooked already? Just after a year?

BR Butchi

 

Mine did the same, I replaced the live and earth cable and that sorted it.

 

Ill do that. One question please. You wrote that you replaced the LIVE, whats that?

BR Butchi

 

The red cable that runs from the battery to starter motor.

 

Your lucky if it lasted a year my zvh turbo in the estate did 2 starters in a week absolutly fine when they were cold but after a 20 minute drive or so if you switched it off it wouldnt turn over for love nor money

 

Buy diesel starter ! This was a common problem.this will sort it.wires are worth checking.

 

Ok. I have replaced the earth and live with much bigger cables. I have also bought a heat carpet that can stand 1100 degree Celcius. The starter is completle hide under that heat carpet.

Hope this will solved the problem.

 

If not then do the above.

 

Diesel starter, from which year and model?

Br Butchi

 

ill find out for you

 

1993,1.8 diesel. off a escort/van,as they used same starter

 

Thanks.

I have drived the car now. The starter runs very fine now. No heating problems anymore. Im very pleased.

Thanks.

Br Butchi

 

Was it the wires?

 

Dont know if it was the cables or the heat carpet round the starter. But it was a sucess anyway.

Br Butchi

 

I tried a diesel starter and its too long to fit inside the down pipe that might be because mines a zvh though
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