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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: lee1989 on 21 July 2013, 11:15

Title: starter motor?
Post by: lee1989 on 21 July 2013, 11:15: Apart from buying a different 1 is there anyway way of stopping a starter motor from carrying on after start up cheers
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Post by: lee1989 on 22 July 2013, 10:44: bump :smiley:
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Post by: lee1989 on 23 July 2013, 11:29: Bump
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Post by: asboGTI on 23 July 2013, 11:40: Quote from: lee1989 on 21 July 2013, 11:15
Apart from buying a different 1 is there anyway way of stopping a starter motor from carrying on after start up cheers

do you mean it carries on running after the cars started?
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Post by: lee1989 on 23 July 2013, 12:07: Yea it makes an annoying squeal after it starts cheers
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Post by: asboGTI on 23 July 2013, 12:09: are you sure this is the fan belt slipping? get a video up via photobucket i am only saying this as it happened to my transit and it turned out to be that.
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Post by: lee1989 on 23 July 2013, 12:20: Ill get it uploaded tomorrow mate as im just leaving for work but worth alook cheers
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Post by: golfyste on 23 July 2013, 14:44: The starter motor squeal is a common problem on the mk4.
You can strip it down and refurb it but doesn't last forever.
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Post by: xtetx on 23 July 2013, 15:12: best bet is buying a new one, the pigeon noise it makes is so annoying!
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Post by: golfyste on 23 July 2013, 16:13: I would buy a new one but wait as long as possible to fit it as I fitted a new one and it started makin the noise again after 12 months! :cry:
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Post by: mike1990 on 23 July 2013, 17:05: Follow this guide http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=151809.0

That should fix the noise
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Post by: lee1989 on 24 July 2013, 10:17: Cheers mate might just give that a go, :smiley: and if that fails new it will be lol
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Post by: mike1990 on 24 July 2013, 15:04: No problem mate, mine does the same thing.. it's embarrassing when people just look round to my car. :laugh:
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Post by: lee1989 on 25 July 2013, 08:55: Lol i feel ur pain mate i dont look around to see whos looking i try an act like it wasnt mine lol
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Post by: mike1990 on 25 July 2013, 12:00: Quote from: lee1989 on 25 July 2013, 08:55
Lol i feel ur pain mate i dont look around to see whos looking i try an act like it wasnt mine lol
Lol, i cant say i haven't done that before mate
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Post by: lee1989 on 03 August 2013, 17:25: cheers for the link mate gave it ago today and worked a treat saved me £96 aswell :grin: its like having a new car :laugh:
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Post by: mike1990 on 04 August 2013, 15:04: Quote from: lee1989 on 03 August 2013, 17:25
cheers for the link mate gave it ago today and worked a treat saved me £96 aswell :grin: its like having a new car :laugh:
Anytime mate, need to do it myself if i'm honest
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Post by: lee1989 on 04 August 2013, 15:46: Best thing ive done so far mate lol well worth the hour or so work, got to get used to it tho as i still wait for the screech which never happens lol
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Post by: hardmonkeys on 04 August 2013, 17:45: Is it difficult? I need to do this, but although I'm quite handy with spanners, I still get nervous doing things like this lol
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Post by: lee1989 on 04 August 2013, 18:08: I aint got a clue what im doing with cars mate :grin: and i found it really easy using the guide above and works a treat
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Post by: hardmonkeys on 04 August 2013, 18:10: Maybe I'll give it a go, what's the worst that could happen?? :whistle:
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Post by: lee1989 on 04 August 2013, 18:21: Probably f**k it up :laugh: na its really straight forward if i can do it mate anyone could, id happily do it again if i had too :smiley: