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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Psychoca on 06 October 2008, 17:30:01
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Could anyone tell me on how to change the starter on my 2.5 TD (BMW version), the only way I can see is to remove the inlet manifold...
Thanks.
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Could anyone tell me on how to change the starter on my 2.5 TD (BMW version), the only way I can see is to remove the inlet manifold...
Thanks.
yup, thats correct.
Really easy job on tractor:
Remove engine plastics/viscous fan/intake.
Remove 4 wires from back of starter (after disconnecting battery, obviously
2 nuts and bolts hold starter on.
And yes, I have done it loads of times. Even keep a spare in garage ::)
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swapped one from underneath and didnt disconnect battery!!!! its tight but you have to be gentle and careful but i had a skinny blole who could fit his arm down beside the inlet to put the top starter nut back on, was rather pleased i did it ths way!!! :y
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swapped one from underneath and didnt disconnect battery!!!! its tight but you have to be gentle and careful but i had a skinny blole who could fit his arm down beside the inlet to put the top starter nut back on, was rather pleased i did it ths way!!! :y
A pig on an auto though....
Much, much, much, much, million times much easier to do it from top.
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swapped one from underneath and didnt disconnect battery!!!! its tight but you have to be gentle and careful but i had a skinny blole who could fit his arm down beside the inlet to put the top starter nut back on, was rather pleased i did it ths way!!! :y
A pig on an auto though....
Much, much, much, much, million times much easier to do it from top.
it was on an auto!!! mrs omegatoys first one!!!! :-X
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swapped one from underneath and didnt disconnect battery!!!! its tight but you have to be gentle and careful but i had a skinny blole who could fit his arm down beside the inlet to put the top starter nut back on, was rather pleased i did it ths way!!! :y
A pig on an auto though....
Much, much, much, much, million times much easier to do it from top.
it was on an auto!!! mrs omegatoys first one!!!! :-X
Idiot ;D
Why didn't you go from the top? You know its piss easy then ;)
Talking of piss and intakes off, Mr Omegatoy, I may be after getting your hands dirty ::) - as discussed Friday down pub, I appear to be pissing diesel all over the M40 :-X
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ive taken mine off from underneath umpteen times [for obvious reasons],when re-fitting word of advice for the top nut holding the starter in, either get a thin walled plain nut [not locking] & run that up the bolt first & tighten, this allows you to put the locking nut on without having to hold the bolt with a spanner as its a sod to get to, or you can grind off the locking part of the nut so it runs freely up the bolt & do it up tight with a socket & to hell with the locker ;), you could put a spring washer on first if you have one which would help keep it tight, but i didnt so i didnt ;),,,good luck :y
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PSYCHOCA, where are you based as it dont say on your profile??
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Thank you all, I had a mate reckon it would be better to do it from underneath, it took about 2 hours to get the F***ing thing off... So when I put it back on, I'll be removing the manifold...
Thanks again to you all...
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swapped one from underneath and didnt disconnect battery!!!! its tight but you have to be gentle and careful but i had a skinny blole who could fit his arm down beside the inlet to put the top starter nut back on, was rather pleased i did it ths way!!! :y
A pig on an auto though....
Much, much, much, much, million times much easier to do it from top.
it was on an auto!!! mrs omegatoys first one!!!! :-X
Idiot ;D
Why didn't you go from the top? You know its piss easy then ;)
Talking of piss and intakes off, Mr Omegatoy, I may be after getting your hands dirty ::) - as discussed Friday down pub, I appear to be pissing diesel all over the M40 :-X
cos i hate taking the inlet off when i dont have to!!!! :y got to go to bicester sometime this week you "working" from home anytime this week??? :y
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The Good Honest A/T guy who changed my tranny after i drove thru a flood when the breather had fallen off. Water inthe atf , reverse was the first to go. He def did it from underneath. The last time I changed the glow plugs I could not bully the manifold off. Had to resort to dexterity.
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swapped one from underneath and didnt disconnect battery!!!! its tight but you have to be gentle and careful but i had a skinny blole who could fit his arm down beside the inlet to put the top starter nut back on, was rather pleased i did it ths way!!! :y
A pig on an auto though....
Much, much, much, much, million times much easier to do it from top.
it was on an auto!!! mrs omegatoys first one!!!! :-X
Idiot ;D
Why didn't you go from the top? You know its piss easy then ;)
Talking of piss and intakes off, Mr Omegatoy, I may be after getting your hands dirty ::) - as discussed Friday down pub, I appear to be pissing diesel all over the M40 :-X
cos i hate taking the inlet off when i dont have to!!!! :y got to go to bicester sometime this week you "working" from home anytime this week??? :y
The inlet is 10 mins max, if you dont have a stupid viscous on ;)
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I can take a day off if we have a few days notice...
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ok poss looking at thursday, if not it will have to be next week as rest of this week is sorting out the track slag ready for the wonders of Marham this sunday!!! :y
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ok poss looking at thursday, if not it will have to be next week as rest of this week is sorting out the track slag ready for the wonders of Marham this sunday!!! :y
I'll drop you a text. Still on same number as last year?
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ok poss looking at thursday, if not it will have to be next week as rest of this week is sorting out the track slag ready for the wonders of Marham this sunday!!! :y
I'll drop you a text. Still on same number as last year?
yep same one mateey :y had the number for 14years!!!!
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OK, I'll check weather forecast, see if I can get day off, and drop you a text :y
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Well, I got my replacement starter today and I put it in by removing the manifold, definately much easier except for the back 3 lower nuts I had to remove, my socket wouldn't get in, so I had to resort to twisting my arm around with a ratchet spanner... But, All done and definately easier than from underneath...
Thanks to everyone for their help...