MrDuncan

Interesting read, my S has this noise & I think it's time to do something about it before is stops working completely.

Looks fairly straight forward. Was it as easy as you made it look?

Si2k

Hardest bit will be getting the starter off the car

unclefester

Best way is to a second hand one. clean that up and then get someone who knows where the knock sensor is and how to avoid breaking it to change them over

MrDuncan

Cheers... I'll look into getting one then, before I start asking for help changing it...!

F3 ANG

Nice write up Fester,,, you can't beat a bit of DIY, these threads will be invaluable in a few years as the car knocks on a bit,,and more people will repair rather than replace,

vtecdirect

Nice one,well done on doing some decent refurb work, but please please stop calling those reduction gears "cogs". Cogs are wooden things used in old mills, no place in modern technology.

earl's_f20c

Good write up Fester, will come in useful, cheers

unclefester

I think the thing to point out is that the starter motor is NOT a sealed unit so it's exposed to weather / dirt / dust / heat from the engine etc etc.

MrDuncan

Already got hold of another starter motor now...

It works fine, but I am thinking of stripping it down while it's off the car, to avoid it needing doing at a later date. Now to research information regarding the location/procedure of removing the knock sensor.

RobinA3

Mine makes the noise, might have to give this a go when i can be bothered.