Steve (Correze)
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Correze, France
Help! :bawl:
I have a 2.1 TD XJ, built in 1990 with the Renault engine.
The starter is suspect, clicks when you turn the key, but nothing else. Hitting it a few times and trying again sometimes gets it to spin up and start the engine.
Getting hold of a replacement starter isn't a problem, as I am in France... the problem is getting the **** thing off.
I've removed all the bolts holding the starter in (3 on the bellhousing, 2 small ones securing the other end to the engine block) and I can move the starter about half an inch forwards and rotate it about 90 degrees about it's axis, but I can't get enough movement to get the "nose" clear of the bellhousing.
Anyone taken one of these off before and have any tips?
Edit: Or, am I missing something silly, like needing to depress the clutch to start the engine? I've never had an American built vehicle before and I know that you have some safety features that we don't have in Europe.
I have a 2.1 TD XJ, built in 1990 with the Renault engine.
The starter is suspect, clicks when you turn the key, but nothing else. Hitting it a few times and trying again sometimes gets it to spin up and start the engine.
Getting hold of a replacement starter isn't a problem, as I am in France... the problem is getting the **** thing off.
I've removed all the bolts holding the starter in (3 on the bellhousing, 2 small ones securing the other end to the engine block) and I can move the starter about half an inch forwards and rotate it about 90 degrees about it's axis, but I can't get enough movement to get the "nose" clear of the bellhousing.
Anyone taken one of these off before and have any tips?
Edit: Or, am I missing something silly, like needing to depress the clutch to start the engine? I've never had an American built vehicle before and I know that you have some safety features that we don't have in Europe.