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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Mitching on 25 August 2010, 21:12

Title: Starter motor loose wire
Post by: Mitching on 25 August 2010, 21:12

Every so often I'll go to start up the car, dash lights on but the engine doesn't start up.
Turned out to be a loose wire going into the starter motor, it's the spade terminal on the top right of the motor (going from the motor, not from the battery)
So now whenever I go to drive and it doesn't start i'll have to pop the bonnet and re attatch the wire, whatever the weather  :angry:

Anyone know how I can secure this? New terminal possibly?

Cheers  :smiley:

Title: Re: Starter motor loose wire
Post by: mattkh on 25 August 2010, 22:06

Hi
It is the wire that energizes the stater solenoid. It has to be the best connection on earth to give you 100% reliability when turning the engine over.
I have seen some which have been soldered. In my opinion that is most reliable method. Spade connectors expand with engine heat and can give a 'loose' connection causing intermittent 'turning over' problems.

Title: Re: Starter motor loose wire
Post by: rubjonny on 26 August 2010, 09:29

squeeze the terminals on the spade connector carefully with some pliers. go easy at first do it a bit at a time.  or crimp on a new spade connector

Title: Re: Starter motor loose wire
Post by: clipperjay on 26 August 2010, 10:15

Those terminals have proberly oxidised so get some light sand paper and rub over the male ones to get rid of any green oxidisation off the terminals and you could always crimp new spades over to do a proper job :wink:

Title: Re: Starter motor loose wire
Post by: Ben Lessani on 26 August 2010, 13:03

If you do need to re-crimp it, you'll need a fat crimp tool for 4/8awg wire ... or be a pikey like me and strike the crimp with a stake :laugh:

RS components sell big spades for the job - IIRC it is 8mm

Title: Re: Starter motor loose wire
Post by: clipperjay on 26 August 2010, 15:00

Quote from: Ben Lessani on 26 August 2010, 13:03

If you do need to re-crimp it, you'll need a fat crimp tool for 4/8awg wire ... or be a pikey like me and strike the crimp with a stake :laugh:

RS components sell big spades for the job - IIRC it is 8mm

Ben what you could do with decent tools my friend!

I used my teeth in deperate situations  :grin:

Title: Re: Starter motor loose wire
Post by: Bigdunc on 28 August 2010, 18:02

Solder the ends of the wires then put heat shrink over then crimp new conector on then warm heatshrink up, won't come lose after that if done properly :)