were is starter motor on clio 172 cup 2003

[andrprin]

hi my car wont start read a couple theads people saying to give the starter motor a wack were is it??

Cheers

 

[sideways danny]

round the back, under the exhaust manifold

 

[pablo_ni]

aye under the manifold. its behind a heatshield tho. more to the pass side than the drivers side.

 

[andrprin]

whats the best way of getting to it?

 

[Jonff]

Leaning over from the front over the plenum, I either use my hand or a long bolster chisel to give it a whack when mine decides to play up.

 

[powey]

wheel brace swear by mine

 

[andrprin]

cant seam to get at the F**king thing!

 

[powey]

get someone to hold the key on, then lean over the drivers side wing and go between pipe 2+3 on the mani, should see a black cylinder on the block

 

[chris ward]

try putting it in gear and take the handbrake off and rock it backwards and forwards, if you have a sticky starter the fly will turn the starter over, if that dont work mate you prob need a new starter, and its a right ball ache to change, i had to do mine not long ago, and gotta do my mates soon also test your battery to, let us know how it goes mate

 

[powey]

try putting it in gear and take the handbrake off and rock it backwards and forwards, if you have a sticky starter the fly will turn the starter over, if that dont work mate you prob need a new starter, and its a right ball ache to change, i had to do mine not long ago, and gotta do my mates soon also test your battery to, let us know how it goes mate

Thats if the starter sticks not the solenoid

 

[DanS]

have you got the revised TDC sensor, if not, this is definatley worth checking, mine was struggling to start a lot, changed this last week and its been fine since!
What are the symptoms? does it turn over?

 

[chris ward]

yeah anyway what ever, clio starter motors are crap and are always goin, are all the lights comin on? but when you try to start the engine noting happens?

 

[clio172LAD]

Hello all, sorry to bring up an old thread my 172 (02 plate) is not starting it's doing exactly what Chris ward says, what is the best way to change the starter motor? Up in the air on a ramp or from above? Thanks law