Jump to content
SAU Community

R33 Series 1 Starter Motor

R33_Cam

By R33_Cam,
in General Maintenance

 Share

Recommended Posts

R33_Cam Proficient

R33_Cam

Posted
Posted

my starter motor seems to be staying engaged after i release the key from the start position, it must be common, as my last R33 started doing the same thing, i suspect that it is on its way out or i could be mistaken?

anyone else had this kind of problem??

also if it does need replacing, is a starter motor off a VL Commodore the same?? i have heard that they will bolt straight on the R33, as the price of a genuine R33 one would probably be sky high.....

any info, much appreciated

Cam :D

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/11098-r33-series-1-starter-motor/
Share on other sites
JimX Grand Master

JimX

Posted
Posted

I've had this problem on a Mini, it was just that the gear which flicks out into the flywheel had become clogged up with dirt and grease, which stopped it from retracting. Yours may just need a clean. Take it out and clean it with some mild solvent and see what happens.

If that's no good then just ring around the local grey import wreckers for a new (2nd hand) one.

  • 2 weeks later...
Majanal Grand Master

Majanal

Posted
Posted

Has your clutch been replaced recently? If it has then quite often the starer motor through out gets clogged with crap and needs cleaning. this happened to my car when I had to replace a clutch. I just got the whole thing recoed and it cost me about $300 from memory for removal, reco and reinstall. Have had no problems since then.

  • 2 weeks later...
Jay95R33 Grand Master

Jay95R33

Posted
Posted

Guys,

I fixed my starter motor today cause it was doing what Cam_r33 was dicribing.

Very easy to fix, and only took me an hour from go to finish.

All you need to do is get the starter motor out and clean it (make sure you disconnct the battery first).

I gave mine a good spray with WD40 into the starter itself, then take the two screws out of the solinoid and take it off of the starter and clean all in there and give it a light oil.

Don't be scared when you take the solinoid off the starter, there is a bit of a load there but it's just the spring and nothing will come flying out when you take it off.

The hardest part for me was getting my hand to the top bolt on the starter motor, but I'm sure someone with smaller hands will be fine.

It seems to spin the motor up faster now and hence starts it faster. Much quieter now and doesn't have any problems with disengaging now.

I'm happy to give anyone a hand if they need it - if your willing to come around my place that is :P

J

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • GTSBoy
      Cleaning my wheels 😍

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      Yeah, my moulds and seals are 32 years old now. I think I will continue to not use a pressure washer on it.
    • Shoota_77
      Cleaning my wheels 😍

      By Shoota_77 · Posted

      I hear the old "I'd never use a pressure washer on my motorbike" BS in the dirtbike community too.  The only people that have had a problem from using a pressure washer on anything are the people that aren't using them properly.  If you hold the wand any more than 45 cms away from pretty much anything (radiators, wiring connectors, paint, etc) you aren't going to cause any damage.  We've had detailers wreck moulds and seals on cars at work before and the only reason why is they held the pressure washer too close and on the one spot for too long.  If you have 5% more brain power than a detailer then you know not to not do that and you'll never have a problem.
    • Shoota_77
      Shoota's R33 GT-R RB30/26

      By Shoota_77 · Posted

      I'm pretty much healed up post surgery so I spent another almost full day out in the shed re-arranging everything to make room for all of the shit that I've taken off the car.  I need to get everything off the floor and away from the car for when I start making a massive mess stripping off the remaining body deadener and then for the the painting process.  Almost got the shed to a point now where I feel I can actually start working on the car again (clean shed clean mind or something!).  Almost 11 years of accumulated car parts, building supplies, tools, junk, etc have taken a long time to get in some sort of order again!  Most stuff is now boxed up and in the back shed if it's not car related.  Most people would still be horrified walking into my shed but it's significantly better than it was before!   For those that saw my separate post the other day, yeah I ordered one.... This version- I convinced myself to stop being a clown, wake up to yourself and realise it will take you 5 weeks to make one by which stage you're over working on the car again...  Maybe I am getting on top of my "mental ailments" and making smarter choices.... $1450 delivered which will take my miserable half-dutch arse a few days to get over having spent that much!  If I don't have a use for it straight away after my car is off it I might even see if there is a "rental market" for them.  See if anyone wants to hire it for a period of time.  $25 a week or something like that.  I'll worry about that when my car is actually ready to come off it though as that might be a while away!! There's now no excuses now for not ending up with an underside you could eat off! Away for kids sport the next few weekends so hopefully can get the rotisserie assembled ready to go for the car to go straight on it the next available weekend.    
    • The Bogan
      Cleaning my wheels 😍

      By The Bogan · Posted

      I always use my Karcher, but it's only a little one that I picked up from Supercheap  The only issue I ever had with a pressure washer was when I was a kid cleaning coaches, they had a hi-po industrial sized petrol jobbie that would strip paint if you got to close I saying this, we have a fairly high power washer at work with a diesel powered heater that sprays water at about 60°c, it works great for removing old wax and road grime on the underbody after some foam cannon action, albeit from a "stand off" distance of a few feet
    • Kinkstaah
      Mistakes were made, my R34 Story

      By Kinkstaah · Posted

      Sorry no - The sandtrap adventure ended the day, happened at the end of the last session. At that time I wasn't hearing any weird noises nor were the brakes shuddering anymore. It was only when watching the videos that I remembered I had these sounds early on!
×
×
  • Create New...