200tdi starter

[Sabo]

Hi all

Just had to be bump started by another landrover in Sainsbury's car park!

Are all starters on 200tdi's a pain or is it just the one's i fit????

Most of the time it starts first time and then I can be sat there ages trying to make it engage and then it works - not this evening!  Got back home, turns the engine off and tries to start it again - it starts.
Before I go and get a new starter tomorrow is there anything else that might be amiss??

many thanks in advance
Dave

[doda456]

It does sound like the starter is dodgy to me, 

If you can hear the motor spinning its the solinoid not firing enough,

if its clicking its a flat battery

[bogie]

Check you earths because if its dirty or corroded you wont get the amps through!!  Just an idea???

[Saffy]

Chinese POS starter motors or Bosch ?

[Sabo]

Hi

Bit the bullet and went to a local motor factors who had a Bosch exchange unit, it came in a Bosch box sealed!
Luckily the starter i took off before putting the cheap starter on  a year or so ago I kept, which was a Bosch, straight to the shop and swapped over, £123.00, thought not bad considering a cheapo is about £100.

Cheers all

Dave

[Saffy]

Hi

Bit the bullet and went to a local motor factors who had a Bosch exchange unit, it came in a Bosch box sealed!
Luckily the starter i took off before putting the cheap starter on  a year or so ago I kept, which was a Bosch, straight to the shop and swapped over, £123.00, thought not bad considering a cheapo is about £100.

Cheers all

Dave

That should hopefully see you right for another +100k miles then. The cheap ones are dire in comparison.