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Starter motor / relay
Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:48 pm
by 993turbo
Hi there,
Where is the starter motor located?
Is there a starter rele', is so, where is it?
Cheers,
Re: Starter motor / relay
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:49 am
by douglas96
Hi,
Here is the procedure to remove/install the starter motor. It's attached to the gearbox so doesn't look like the easiest of things to get to. I'll have a look later on today where the starter relays are on the car.
Douglas
As pointed out by Jim, the procedure does actually state the engine and gearbox have to be removed.
Re: Starter motor / relay
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:51 pm
by Jim Haseltine
It says 'Engine/gearbox assembly removed'.
Re: Starter motor / relay
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 1:31 pm
by douglas96
Jim Haseltine wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2018 12:51 pm
It says 'Engine/gearbox assembly removed'.
God so it does!! It's a bit early in the morning for me to be posting I think!
Thanks!
Re: Starter motor / relay
Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2018 5:20 pm
by Jim Haseltine
I've also had a quick look at things and doubt that you can get to the starter mounting bolts and cables with the downpipe and turbo in place. If I've got the time (and it's a bit warmer) at the weekend I'll see about taking a closer look.
Re: Starter motor / relay
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:37 pm
by 993turbo
So they built the car around the starter motor. :-/
Anything on the starter relay?
Re: Starter motor / relay
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:48 pm
by douglas96
Sorry, I completely forgot. I'll be on the computer shortly so should be able to post it in an hour or so!
Re: Starter motor / relay
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 9:57 pm
by douglas96
Hi 993turbo,
Here are the fitting locations for the starter relays and also a current flow diagram should you need it (hopefully not though). Also I see your location is Marbella so I'm assuming that your car is a left hand drive as you can see from the pictures.
Hopefully this helps you.
Re: Starter motor / relay
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 9:21 am
by Jim Haseltine
993turbo wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2018 8:37 pm
So they built the car around the starter motor. :-/
Well, they've got previous for that sort of thing. The clutch master cylinder on RHD 80s, coupes & Ur quattros is almost impossible to get to - from what I remember, the dealer book time was 9 hours for R&R. I got it down to 6 the last time I did one with most of that time being spent kneeling outside the driver's door working in the footwell.
Re: Starter motor / relay
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:07 pm
by 993turbo
Cheers! Fixed. Starter relay.
Re: Starter motor / relay
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:17 pm
by douglas96
993turbo wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2018 8:07 pm
Cheers! Fixed. Starter relay.
Great news! Glad you got that sorted. Which one was it, or did you just change the two of them?
Re: Starter motor / relay
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 8:55 pm
by 993turbo
The main one. Upper to the right. Its a standard rele’