I have a 96 Saturn Sl2. My starter seems to go out once a year. Do you think something is causing this, or do you think maybe I have bad battery cables or something. It makes no noise, but if i wait it will start up. Someone told me to check the cables, but when the starter is brand new it does not ever do this, which makes me think it wouldn't be battery related.
2007-05-01 16:59:00 · 7 answers · asked by bigpunkdrummer 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
i usually do this myself....will i be able to easily check and replace this flywheel you speak of?
2007-05-01 17:05:31 · update #1
I had this problem in my shop with a car.
was replaced 3 times in another shop.
I found the cable connections at the starter where not cleaned well.
was green.
Remove all connectors at the starter.
Use sandpaper or emery cloth to clean until they are shinny both sides.
Then use some battery terminal sealer.
Auto tec.....
2007-05-01 17:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by razlan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flywheel cranks the engine over, but no it's not easy to replace but if the teeth of your starter appear as if they are grind ed off then yes you need to replace that cause it takes a toll on your flywheel, and if it hasn't been done ever and you've gone through a lot of starters for the love of god man have it changed...
But you can also check and see if the starter keeps getting fried by anything around it when running cause magnets will yes melt and stop working, but also have the wires checked going to the starter, cause more then likely you have a wire thats causing resistance, which is bad...
2007-05-01 19:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by MrOneDer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like something is out of allignment, causing the starter to overwork. Is the ring gear warped or partially off the flywheel? Look at the starter mounting bracket and holes. Is something dented or bent?
2007-05-01 17:12:46 · answer #3 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how close is the starter to the exhaust manifold? maybe a heat shield is missing. i've seen this happen, where the starter gets too hot and will not work. come to find out that there was a heat shield there originally. a heat shield is just a piece of sheet metal use to deflect heat from the exhaust away from the starter. and the fly wheel is not easy to replace. you will have to remove the tranny to get at it.
2007-05-01 17:07:08 · answer #4 · answered by garyra8668 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be that the amps on the starters you replaced are not enough. Purchase a starter with more amps this time.
2007-05-01 17:12:48 · answer #5 · answered by popeye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quit buying your starters at Autozone!
2007-05-01 17:42:00 · answer #6 · answered by beetle_slayer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell the mechanic to check for flywheel teeth.
2007-05-01 17:02:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋