Well where do I start,
started at 9.30 sat morining to take the starter motor of my 200tdi, as it needed a good clean, it was staying engaged after starting. Took it apart and sheared one of the bolts in the housing, spent 3 hours trying to drill it out. at 1pm decided enough was enough and got a quote from the local lr specialist £90 for a exchange unit.
Got there closed for lunch
My mate had some with me told me of another lr specialist he knew down the road, great guy gave me 2 "knackered" starters one from a 200tdi one from a 300tdi so we could build one good unit.
Going on the advise we had about the condition of the units we used the new solenoid I bought 4 weeks previous most of my starter and the starting cog and mechanism off the aquired 200 tdi unit. - worked brilliantly on the bench. 3 hours later still trying to get to work in the car, was spinning but not engaging.
With nothing to loose we put in the"knackered" complete unit off a 300tdi - worked perfectly first time and hasn't missed a beat all weekend.
finally finished at 6pm.
Saved myself £90 and have a box of spare starter units into the bargain.
