r19 16valve chamde starter noises

Level 4 User Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 81

Hiya guys

i have just had another engine fitted to my r19 chamde as last one blew up, everything works and it drives fine but, when i go to start the engine it makes the horible noise like a dry screeching guna explode noise.

It does start straight away but this noise is realy bad, i have the alternator and starter from other car, will the starter noise go away with usign the car or will i need to get other one fitted?

will this damage my engine driving and starting it like this?

Many thanks Paul.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

it'll be a dry bearign in the starter, caused by clutch dust, they tend to stick after a while as well.

The other starter assuming it was fine before will be fine in this one and the noise should go.

Level 4 User Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 81

will the dust go on the dry starter after a while, and will it damage anything as im due to sell this car to my brother for -Â£300 profit lol dont want it breaking on him thoe.

I realy cant be botherd with the car anymore and just want it rid of it, it sounds like its realy wrong when i go to start it.

If i was to drive it around would this free it up would it only get freed up by keep starting it?

how hard a job is it to vhange starter motor when in car?

thanks Paul.

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

have you got hydrolic ramps if you aint dont bother they are an arse to change m8, i had the same problem on my red chammy afer a week or so it dissapeared so dw about it

Level 4 User Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 81

tourning 19 16valve, thats reasuring to know the noise goes it sounds like a knock then a screech but realy hardcore.never heard anything like this in my life;-)

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

yep exactly ow mine was it screeches a bit untill it fires if im not mistaken

Level 4 User Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 81

sound in that case im fitting new battery in a bit then take it for a quick spin;-)

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

starter removal is easy unless your touring, hour tops.

But no amoutn of driving or anythign else will cure it.

repeated starts might solve it at the expense of its ultimate life.

the dusat drys the bushes and bearing out a 5 min clean and light oil will sort it when you get the starter out.

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

sounds like what mine is doing.

Like Chris said, take it off and give it a clean.

I'll be doing mine at the weekend. I'll put some pics up after if you'd like. Wink

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

u do that doc coz i still cant get my frigin starter off

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

You have removed all 3 bolts yea?

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

ok mate, will do.

What problem are you having with yours?

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

im not that stupid dan Wink

yer all 3 bolts are off the 3 bolts on the t shaped bar are off but im pretty sure the manifold stabliser bar is stopping it from dropping out but the nuts rounded off and i cant get the angled bracket of the starter itself Twisted Evil

Level 4 User Joined: 16 Oct 2005 Posts: 81

Chris you were right again;-(

after getting engine mount sorted dropd it off to my brothers (the new owner fo this car)
took down quick fit for oil change parkd up went to start and the starter is fookd;-(

luckily i have the one off of old engine between the 2 cars every possible thing that could go wrong with them has...