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Post by astraeus on Aug 9, 2012 10:42:20 GMT
Hi We had a very bizarre day yesterday. First, Mrs R's Rover 45 wouldn't start after work. Starter motor failed. Went to go and sort it in my 75 and....you guessed it....starter motor dead!:mad: Fortunately I have my son's Fiat (it starts!) while he is down in Falklands for 4 months. You couldn't make it up!  After a few hours under and over both cars (including the customary cut finger!) I swapped the 45 one for one in my garage I had as spare. Off she went. Then onto the 75. Stripped down the one removed from 45, cleaned checked and back together. Fortunately on my car it was just a loose connection that must have been disturbed during replacement head. Now what are the odds on two failures with same component on both of our cars within hours?? :shrug: Chris |
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alan84g
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Post by alan84g on Aug 9, 2012 11:19:27 GMT
Thats trully unlucky! How weird that it was starter motor with both..... SPOOKY!
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Post by astraeus on Aug 9, 2012 16:58:36 GMT
What's even more spooky.... The washing machine has started tripping the circuit breaker every time it starts a cycle  Unbelievable! mutter...mumble....Grrrr Chris |
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tim
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Post by tim on Aug 9, 2012 18:42:26 GMT
I'm guessing that they are both K Series?
If so, it's very common for the connections on the starter to become corroded, especially the smaller connector (white wire IIRC). The starter itself is probably fine, by swapping things you have probably cleaned up the connection enough to start the car.
If you have an early 1.8 75 with full undertray then they are usually OK, due to the protection from the elements offered by the undertray, later ones with the short undertray suffer, as do all 45s, R3s and R8s that don't have undertrays.
I fitted a full undertray to my ZT after similar problems and it's been fine ever since.
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Post by astraeus on Aug 10, 2012 23:19:59 GMT
I'm guessing that they are both K Series? If so, it's very common for the connections on the starter to become corroded, especially the smaller connector (white wire IIRC). The starter itself is probably fine, by swapping things you have probably cleaned up the connection enough to start the car. If you have an early 1.8 75 with full undertray then they are usually OK, due to the protection from the elements offered by the undertray, later ones with the short undertray suffer, as do all 45s, R3s and R8s that don't have undertrays. I fitted a full undertray to my ZT after similar problems and it's been fine ever since. Hi Yes and no. My car has full undertray but the 45 does not. It has very small undertray. My Starter was a loose connection disturbed when we put the remanufactured head on. That sorted easily. The 45 starter was stuck. Only operated when given a whack! fortunately I have a spare one in shed and car back in full working order. Unlike my knuckle!Argggggh!  I took the one removed apart and it was filthy. Given it a good clean up including brushes and armature. When I get round to it will swap them again and see if problem solved. Suspect it will be as looks in good order now. The live feed on the 45 starter was showing signs of corrosion but sorted now. Cheers Chris |
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Post by Yella Fella on Aug 11, 2012 6:03:45 GMT
Yeh, I've been caught out a few time with cars not starting. Everytime it has been poor connections. # 1 culprit.
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Post by 2dervs on Aug 11, 2012 20:54:02 GMT
It's weird how these things "come out in sympathy" I've recently witnessed several cases of this
1. Driver turns up with tachograph fault on a Daf 8 wheeler, 20 mins later their workshop foreman rings me to tell me about a tachograph fault on a Daf 8 wheeler
"Oh that was in this morning"
"Er no it wasn't"
"Well I've had one of your Dafs in with that fault"
"This is it's sister ship"
2. Couple of weeks ago one of our Scanias burst it's radiator, Tuesday afternoon our other one does the same
3. In the last month 4 out of 5 of our 18 tonne Ivecos have needed reverse light switches
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rotrex
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current cars. mgzt cdt. r75 2.5 connie.
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Post by rotrex on Aug 11, 2012 23:36:46 GMT
the sunroof on both my cars, and a mates car all decided to flood the 3 cars in one weekend, all 3 had never leaked befor from s/roof drains |
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I took the one removed apart and it was filthy. Given it a good clean up including brushes and armature. When I get round to it will swap them again and see if problem solved. Suspect it will be as looks in good order now. The live feed on the 45 starter was showing signs of corrosion but sorted now.
