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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: bishen67 on May 28, 2009, 07:33:24

Title: 300 starter motor
Post by: bishen67 on May 28, 2009, 07:33:24

My 94 300tdi is slow to turn over in the morning,i have cleaned the main earth and fitted a new battery,what sort of job is it to replace the starter and any other suggestions before i do.What sort of price is a new starter?

Title: Re: 300 starter motor
Post by: Range Rover Blues on May 28, 2009, 15:28:42

A good one is over £100, a chepo one pehaps £65 give or take.

I find the 300 TDi is very damanding on batteries, the VM RRC had 2 batteries so i reckon the TDi only just copes.

Get a good branded one, it makes a massive difference.  On my sister's we have wired up a split charge system so that the second battery now runs the car etc and the cranking battery is only connected to the glow plugs and starter so that it's always fresh when it comes to starting.

Title: Re: 300 starter motor
Post by: Range Rover Blues on May 28, 2009, 15:29:13

Oh, check your oil, if it's too think you will find it cranks slower.

Title: Re: 300 starter motor
Post by: landroverkeith on May 28, 2009, 15:33:52

Pretty Easy to change the 300 starter even ive done 2 now   :shock:

I found it easyer to take off the air box lid and pipe to see what I was doing and for access also took off the heat sheild from under the top right of the block cos i like the skin on me hands and didnt wanna risk it  :->  then its 2 bolts that hold it on with wires onto the bottom one and a  push connector onto the back of the smaller bit.  


I paid roughly £120 with exchange from a local motor factor u could prob get cheaper online but i couldnt wait

Keith

Title: Re: 300 starter motor
Post by: bogie on May 29, 2009, 20:40:28

vms r crap and always wil b. a gud tdi wil start with a crap motor and battery!