 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  08-20-2008, 03:48 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh/Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,233 |  Starter Not Engaging
Hey guys, my new car has a problem with the starter, the guy i bought it from (he owned for a few months) said the previous owner had it start about 1 month before he sold it.
If i turn the key sometimes it starts right up, but sometimes i get a (whiiiizzzz sound), it can take up to 3-4 tries to get it starts. It sounds like the starter does not engage. I have never heard any grinding, the previous owner said he has never heard grinding either...
Is this just a bad starter I need to replace? |  |  | | 08-20-2008, 02:15 PM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: 43609 Posts: 3,425 |
Thats the starters solenoid going out, common problem. Cure is a new starter, preferrably with the threaded ear. __________________ 1995 Hellrot Clubsport 318ti -Gone 1996 Schwartz II Sport 357ti - 5.7L V8 LS1/6 1997 Moregrun Metallic 318ti - Gone
1998 Schwartz II sport 318ti - M50TUB25/5 | | | | | 08-22-2008, 03:51 AM | #3 | | Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA Posts: 40 |
check the battery maybe its out. Try checking the alternator if is connected maybe its not charging the battery. _______________ Nice Find: Cargo Liners | | | | | 08-22-2008, 12:28 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: 43609 Posts: 3,425 |
The whizz or whirring sound is an indication of a faulty solenoid, not faulted battery/alternator. __________________ 1995 Hellrot Clubsport 318ti -Gone 1996 Schwartz II Sport 357ti - 5.7L V8 LS1/6 1997 Moregrun Metallic 318ti - Gone
1998 Schwartz II sport 318ti - M50TUB25/5 | | | | | 09-21-2008, 08:11 PM | #5 | | Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York Posts: 70 |
mine just started doing this..only does it when its hot. replacing it this week. whats this about the threaded ear? | | | | | 09-25-2008, 01:32 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Scandia, MN Posts: 215 |
Quote: Originally Posted by bobbob1015  mine just started doing this..only does it when its hot. replacing it this week. whats this about the threaded ear? | The "threaded ear" is what the starter mounting bolts thread into. These are the ones to have. The non-threaded starters you have to put a washer and nut on the back of the bolt; this setup is a PITA to install. __________________ 
S50, Sunbelt cams, Dr.Vanos, blah, blah, blah... | | | | | 01-03-2009, 07:27 PM | #7 | | Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: marion, north carolina Posts: 5 | which type of starter?
Hi guys,
My friend owns a 1998 318ti sport and the starter went bad. My question is, does it matter which type of starter you replace it with (threaded ear or a non-threaded ear)? Or do you have to find out which type is on the car now and replace it with the same type? | | | | | 01-05-2009, 03:10 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: 43609 Posts: 3,425 |
Get the one with the threaded ear. You most likely have that one anyways. __________________ 1995 Hellrot Clubsport 318ti -Gone 1996 Schwartz II Sport 357ti - 5.7L V8 LS1/6 1997 Moregrun Metallic 318ti - Gone
1998 Schwartz II sport 318ti - M50TUB25/5 | | | | |
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