- Joined
- Nov 25, 2012
- Points
- 178
- Location
- Newport, South Wales,UK
- Model of Z
- Z3 M43 1.8 (1999) and Z4 E85 2.5 (2003)
Had a 3.0l E85 in the Zedshed Cymru Shed today, starter motor had died but bump started to get it to the shed. Battery disconnected to begin then the starter cables removed. Access to the connections made from under the car having removed the underside alloy skid plate.
The Starter is quite buried so apart from the two retaining bolts being accessible from the top the unit has to be pulled out from below. The locating dowel on the bellhousing is a really tight fit and put up a fight to get it to release the motor. Fought back putting the replacement back in but managed to tighten the retaining bolts evenly to pull it back in. Reconnected the leads, reconnected the battery and gave it a first start, fired up first turn of the key. Oil and filter change followed and a full diagnostic scan using my Launch Tablet. A few codes cleared, will see if any come back after some driving cycles. Road test carried out and no codes appeared so far.
The Starter is quite buried so apart from the two retaining bolts being accessible from the top the unit has to be pulled out from below. The locating dowel on the bellhousing is a really tight fit and put up a fight to get it to release the motor. Fought back putting the replacement back in but managed to tighten the retaining bolts evenly to pull it back in. Reconnected the leads, reconnected the battery and gave it a first start, fired up first turn of the key. Oil and filter change followed and a full diagnostic scan using my Launch Tablet. A few codes cleared, will see if any come back after some driving cycles. Road test carried out and no codes appeared so far.
