More bodgery, this time the Starter motor

Ched · 2nd October 2019, 08:13

During the Boxtel trip it came to light ( literally) that there was something very wrong with the starter motor on my car, every time it was cranked a shower of sparks eminated from it.
Trikey was hoping for a new welder

It was always extremely sluggish and listening to other people's dervs on start up it was very apparent that it was far from ok.
I ordered a replacement motor from Mickyboy.

So off I went to remove the starter, it didnt go well, I went to undo the nut and the stud sheared.
I got the motor out and and when the replacement arrived in a very damaged box I did wonder if it would work, hermes conveniently left it on the doorstep.
It didnt work

I hasten to add Mick has very kindly sent another one to replace this one and I am extremely grateful to him for this.

It was removed and a repair kit I had bought was used to repair the original motor.
Stripping it then confirmed that the bodger had been here too in the past, one of the contacts was bent

and the nut fixing it to the body had not been done up tight.

The cable from the alternator had welded itself to the nut, it too had never been tightened up, in fact there was about a 2/3mm gap left vacant

Anyway it was all replaced and the motor reinstalled, a turn of the key and one very healthy sounding stater motor burst the engine into life.

It has been very apparent that this car has been owned by one or more professional bodge artist's in the past, much of my time has been spent fixing stuff that has not been done correctly, parts have been replaced as they could not be fixed and even putting things where they should be fitted.

I have been led to believe that a previous owner had said that it was a much loved car, on hearing that I nearly chocked on my coffee and the garage wall still bears the scar

trikey · 2nd October 2019, 08:35

Well done for getting it sorted. Good service from Mick too.

No where’s my welder.... 😂😂

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bl52krz · 2nd October 2019, 08:36

Morning David. Glad you have at last? Sorted that starter out. It is a shame because it is a lovely looking car. It was unfortunate that it was treated like it was. As it now has a loving, caring owner, I hope everything will go in the right direction for yourself and the car. Fingers crossed, and legs. Not the eyes...........yet. .

Ched · 2nd October 2019, 08:53

Thanks David,there are just a couple of small jobs still to do, and I say that with tongue in cheek

I hope you and John are keeping well.

bl52krz · 2nd October 2019, 10:05

We all were going to costco this morning but my wife has had a menieres attack , so at the mo she is grounded, so no shopping. Hoping to start on the silver one soon, so get it done and on the road for next year. It’s an auto so good for my ankle.

roverbarmy · 2nd October 2019, 10:51

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

We all were going to costco this morning but my wife has had a menieres attack ,.

I had Menieres a few years ago. I had scarring in my ears, from infections caused by working with wood dust. Once I got away from the dust, the symptoms went. I still have allergies to any sort of dust, smoke or other airborne irritants, so need to keep away from building works and wood barbecues etc! Hope she improves as it is nasty, not to be able to be "normal".

bl52krz · 2nd October 2019, 11:18

I agree with you. Came out of the blue as these happening do. First time was in the middle of Birmingham. Took about an hour to get back to the car perhaps,
a quarter of a mile away. Glad I don’t suffer from it. Bad enough being legless from imbibing a few to many of the Scottish liquid.

Ched · 2nd October 2019, 20:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by bl52krz

We all were going to costco this morning but my wife has had a menieres attack , so at the mo she is grounded, so no shopping. Hoping to start on the silver one soon, so get it done and on the road for next year. It’s an auto so good for my ankle.

Just read about it Dave, seems like a terrible thing to suffer with, I hope she has a quick recovery.

Good luck with your silver car,I'm hoping to start on my 21000 mile ebay bargain soon too.

Rogue · 2nd October 2019, 21:16

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"It has been very apparent that this car has been owned by one or more professional bodge artist's in the past" "and even putting things where they should be fitted."

I think it's safe to say Trikey has found more than one of those on mine recently.

2nd October 2019, 08:13	#1
Ched I really should get out more....... MG ZT V8, MGZT 135 derv ,MG TF 135 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Romsey Posts: 2,293 Thanks: 553 Thanked 573 Times in 385 Posts	More bodgery, this time the Starter motor During the Boxtel trip it came to light ( literally) that there was something very wrong with the starter motor on my car, every time it was cranked a shower of sparks eminated from it. Trikey was hoping for a new welder It was always extremely sluggish and listening to other people's dervs on start up it was very apparent that it was far from ok. I ordered a replacement motor from Mickyboy. So off I went to remove the starter, it didnt go well, I went to undo the nut and the stud sheared. I got the motor out and and when the replacement arrived in a very damaged box I did wonder if it would work, hermes conveniently left it on the doorstep. It didnt work I hasten to add Mick has very kindly sent another one to replace this one and I am extremely grateful to him for this. It was removed and a repair kit I had bought was used to repair the original motor. Stripping it then confirmed that the bodger had been here too in the past, one of the contacts was bent and the nut fixing it to the body had not been done up tight. The cable from the alternator had welded itself to the nut, it too had never been tightened up, in fact there was about a 2/3mm gap left vacant Anyway it was all replaced and the motor reinstalled, a turn of the key and one very healthy sounding stater motor burst the engine into life. It has been very apparent that this car has been owned by one or more professional bodge artist's in the past, much of my time has been spent fixing stuff that has not been done correctly, parts have been replaced as they could not be fixed and even putting things where they should be fitted. I have been led to believe that a previous owner had said that it was a much loved car, on hearing that I nearly chocked on my coffee and the garage wall still bears the scar Last edited by Ched; 2nd October 2019 at 09:05..

2nd October 2019, 08:35	#2
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,772 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Well done for getting it sorted. Good service from Mick too. No where’s my welder.... 😂😂 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Lest we forget..

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bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,394 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Morning David. Glad you have at last? Sorted that starter out. It is a shame because it is a lovely looking car. It was unfortunate that it was treated like it was. As it now has a loving, caring owner, I hope everything will go in the right direction for yourself and the car. Fingers crossed, and legs. Not the eyes...........yet. . __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

2nd October 2019, 10:05	#5
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,394 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	We all were going to costco this morning but my wife has had a menieres attack , so at the mo she is grounded, so no shopping. Hoping to start on the silver one soon, so get it done and on the road for next year. It’s an auto so good for my ankle. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

2nd October 2019, 11:18	#7
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,394 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	I agree with you. Came out of the blue as these happening do. First time was in the middle of Birmingham. Took about an hour to get back to the car perhaps, a quarter of a mile away. Glad I don’t suffer from it. Bad enough being legless from imbibing a few to many of the Scottish liquid. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

2nd October 2019, 08:53	#4
Ched I really should get out more....... MG ZT V8, MGZT 135 derv ,MG TF 135 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Romsey Posts: 2,293 Thanks: 553 Thanked 573 Times in 385 Posts	Thanks David,there are just a couple of small jobs still to do, and I say that with tongue in cheek I hope you and John are keeping well.