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Disco 200Tdi in a 90 - Changing the starter motor?

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stefan:
The starter motor has packed in on my 90 (the solenoid engages, but the motor won't spin) but it doesn't look an easy job as it's a Discovery 200Tdi fitted in my 90.

There is not enough room between the engine and chassis for the starter motor to drop down, I've tried that, the only way I can see is to remove the manifolds and turbo, anyone with the same setup agree with that, or is there an easier way?

Stef

MTyrrell:
Did mine just after Christmas

Hears what i did:

Remove the elbow pipe from the turbo outlet to allow the turbo to be pulled back
Remove the pipe from the intercooler to intake manifold.
Remove intake manifold
Unbolt the exhaust manifold
Unbolt the strut that holds the turbo to the engine block
If using the steve parker exhaust conversion remove the lower 90 degree bend.
Slide the exhaust manifold back off the block, pry bar helps here
There should be enough room for the turbo to move back.

You should be able to lift the starter between the manifold and the block with a but of fettling and a lot of swearing. It's fiddly but it will fit.

stefan:
Matt,

Thanks, that's kind of what I thought, although I am contemplating undoing the oil feed and return pipes and lifting the whole assembly clear.

Stef

MTyrrell:
Removing the whole thing would make the job a lot easer, didn't want to deal with the mess of removing oil pipes when i did mine.
Although i did try and remove the manifold from the turbo assembly, three of the bolts had been nicely rounded by someones previous attempt :evil: , that idea was rapidly abandoned.

stefan:
I've looked at that option, but the manifold to turbo bolts are VERY tight, and as you've found, easy to round off, still think I'll go for the whole assembly out option, must check about re-priming the turbo with oil, I'm sure I read about that somewhere.................................

Stef

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