On any vehicle the first thing to do before replacing a starter motor would be to disconnect the battery cables, then raise the vehicle safely off the ground , hopefully by means of a car luft, locate the starter motor and remove the mounting bolts(2 or 3 bolts ) hold it to the engine housing then remove the wire or wires to the solenoid, reverse proceedure to install.
I just removed a 1.7 Diesel starter motor. ALLWAYS DISCONNECT BATTERY NEGATIVE TERMINAL (10 mm) Remove top half of inlet manifold (8mm 12sided socket or spanner) Undo the two plastic bolts on the expansion tank (water bottle. 10mm) Move tank out the way Look down onto starter motor; remove bolt on which goes through bell housing into starter motor (16mm ) Jack car up; from underneath look up to starter motor, remove bolt which goes through the starter into gearbox (15mm) Remove nut from starter solenoid (little part of starter motor. 13 mm) Undo Philips bolt and disconnect wire You have removed your starter motor
If the engine is of the same type it will. ie an XUD engine (1905cc) from one peugeot or citroen will fit another xud type but I do not know if it would fit on a HDi engine. On the 1.9 XUD the starter is the same on turbo and nonturbo models.
i would hazzard a guess at the lamp stays on due to the fault not being taken out of its memory, if the problem has been fixed you need to clear its memory, as for the starter motor problem i had this and it was down to cranking power the starter motor demands so much in the begining and if your alternator is not charging you battery proply that could you problem, you can get this checked at any local garage
If you are saying the starter turns over but does not turn the engine over, then I would suspect a defective starter solenoid. It is possible the flywheel has a broken tooth but not likely. Remove the starter and have it tested.
I just replaced the starter motor on my 1990 4 cylinder engine Chevy Lumina. The starter is located in front of the oil pan. It was reachable and can be seen from under the front of the car a little to the right. You have to remove a three bolt attached plastic part by the oil pan to be able to get to one of the starter motor bolts. Good luck.
Brass bushings inside the electric starter motor.
You would have to call your local mechanic shops in your area for prices. However, what I can tell you is how to install it yourself if you are up to the challenge. StarterRemoval & Installation 1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. 2. Raise and safely support the vehicle. 3. Remove the starter terminal cover. 4. Remove the terminal nut and separate the battery starter cable from the starter motor. 5. Disconnect the solenoid (S) terminal connector, if equipped with a starter mounted solenoid. Ø To disconnect the hard-shell connector from the solenoid (S) terminal, grasp the plastic shell and pull off; do not pull on the wire. Pull straight off to prevent damage to the connector and (S) terminal. 6. Remove the starter motor retaining bolts. 7. Remove the starter motor from the vehicle. To Install: 8. Place the starter motor in position and install the starter motor retaining bolts. Tighten the bolts to 15-20 ft. lbs. (20-27 Nm). 9. Install the battery starter cable and a terminal nut to the starter motor. Tighten the terminal nuts to 79 inch lbs. (9 Nm). 10. Connect the solenoid (S) terminal connector, if equipped with a starter mounted solenoid. 11. Install the starter solenoid safety cap. If equipped. 12. Lower the vehicle. 13. Connect the negative battery cable. 14. Start the engine several times to check starter motor operation.
Sounds to me that the starter motor is in electrical short that is discharging the battery. I would take the starter motor to the electrical shop to be tested (or the car and ask them to check the starter).
By connect a starter motor backwards I assume you mean put the negative cable where the positive cable would go and then put the positive cable to the negative connection. In that case the starter motor should run backwards. That might be a handy thing to do if you are using a starter motor to power something else such as a winch or maybe a pump.
No. The starter motor would gum up and be ruined within a short period of time.
A "Bendix drive" is the term used to describe the part of the starter motor which engages an disengages from the flywheel when cranking the engine, therefore it is part of the starter motor assembly and would be located behind the starter motor, between it and the flywheel housing.