R34 Starter Motor

[jvs007]

hey pplz,

have a feelin i got a bad starter motor, on odd occasions the car just makes a clicking noise wen trying to crank over. i get all reds, volts measure good. battery is new. the noise is very similar to wen u try starting on a dead battery and hear sm go click click. so far i jus turn off and try again and it will tip start fine.

gone through search, at 1st thought bad alternator but charge is good and volts not dropping on load. swapped battery with other car and eliminated that. checked relay ok. so now im thinking its the starter motor.

i,ve heard vl, r32, r33, r34 starter motors are same....can someone confirm this,

any other ideas and thoughts wud be great !!!

[blind_elk]

There might be something causing a voltage drop through the loom to hold the solenoid closed. Try setting up a relay to provide battery power to the starter solenoid. I found that that eliminated a similar problem in my 32.

[R.3.2.G.T.R]

question ppl, battery is around 12.5 when car is off, 13.5 after it is started, my problem is after driving the car for 30 mins and turning it off, i cant get it to start, just clicks once (not the same click click click when you have dead battery)

im thinking its my starter motor solenoid, can anyone confirm before i get another starter motor

btw, op, rb starter motors are interchangable

[R.3.2.G.T.R]

come on folks, getting the starter motor tonight, need an answer

[blk94r33]

Is is a *click* or a fair old clunk?

When you turn the key, power is bridged to your starter relay, which in turn sends power to the starter solenoid, which throws out the starter gear to engage the flywheel and powers up the starter in at the same time, any faults in these components can cause this.

So long as you're sure your battery is ok:

(More directed at BWRGTR as you drive the car before the fault occurs)

1. Check your earths, if possible run a jumper lead from somewhere solid on your engine (ie. lift point) to the negative/earth side of your battery, see if the car still plays up after 10 or so starts, you can do the same with the battery positive directly to the solenoid wire to eliminate the battery feed wire, BUT DO NOT TRY THIS IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW!

2. Could be a relay problem, with the car in neutral/park, key off, disconnect the solenoid wire and bridge battery power to the solenoid wire (the little terminal on the starter, if you're not certain get someone who does) and make sure the starter functions as above, this eliminates the relay/key etc.

3. If all the above works but the starter still just goes *cLuNk* when trying the above, most likely your starter is dead and you need a new one.

If you are unsure about any of this just DON'T DO IT! As you'll be playing with 300+ccas which will melt and destroy s*** if you stuff up.

Otherwise, hope it helps.

[R.3.2.G.T.R]

thanks Josh