thebiglad
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Hi all, I just thought I would put up a quick message about how to sort out a faulty start motor on a D2, as we did Darrens earlier in the week.
Basically, if you come to start your D2 and you just get a click, it could be a flat battery but is often a faulty solenoid.
There is a firm on the internet and ebay that sells solenoid repair kits for about £11. This is quite important as the std LR fitted starter motor is a Nippon Denso - a really good quality unit - and should last the life of the vehicle. The solenoid being rebuildable makes this feasable. Once you have your repair kit in stock, here's how you proceed.
Ok things to know:
1. To remove the starter motor you need to undo 2 x 13mm bolts; one from the bottom and one from the side; plus a 15mm nut from the top.
If you don't know that it's a different size, you will struggle for a long time as it is well hidden to the eye. You'll need about a 9" extension to your socket to access the nut.
Also disconnect the position lead and a small spade connecter then carefully remove the unit.
2. To acces the solenoid you need to remove the three 8mm bolts holding the cover plate - it is lightly spring loaded so proceed with care. Then you are into the solenoid.
The kit vendor has excellent instructions with pictures so I won't go into details about that. The important thing is that for only £12 Darrens starter motor is now back up and running better than ever.
Here's a link to his Ebay advert:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LANDROVER-D...rParts_SM&hash=item43a192cfbc
Cheers all
Dave
PS The starter motor is tiny and light !!!!!
Basically, if you come to start your D2 and you just get a click, it could be a flat battery but is often a faulty solenoid.
There is a firm on the internet and ebay that sells solenoid repair kits for about £11. This is quite important as the std LR fitted starter motor is a Nippon Denso - a really good quality unit - and should last the life of the vehicle. The solenoid being rebuildable makes this feasable. Once you have your repair kit in stock, here's how you proceed.
Ok things to know:
1. To remove the starter motor you need to undo 2 x 13mm bolts; one from the bottom and one from the side; plus a 15mm nut from the top.
If you don't know that it's a different size, you will struggle for a long time as it is well hidden to the eye. You'll need about a 9" extension to your socket to access the nut.
Also disconnect the position lead and a small spade connecter then carefully remove the unit.
2. To acces the solenoid you need to remove the three 8mm bolts holding the cover plate - it is lightly spring loaded so proceed with care. Then you are into the solenoid.
The kit vendor has excellent instructions with pictures so I won't go into details about that. The important thing is that for only £12 Darrens starter motor is now back up and running better than ever.
Here's a link to his Ebay advert:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LANDROVER-D...rParts_SM&hash=item43a192cfbc
Cheers all
Dave
PS The starter motor is tiny and light !!!!!
