THIS WAS GREAT! CHEERS! Just got done , and it worked a charm! Saved Me 120 €os ! Was gonna buy another thinking " that noise must mean starter is soon done". PEACE!
Impressed by the one handed disassembly 😄Another good idea while the battery tray is off is to clean the 3 ground bolts underneath it. Undo everything, brush down both threads, reassemble and grease. Twill save many an hour wondering why random electrical components won't work.
After 11 years of ownership I simply cleaned all the battery earth to car body and bell housing and no more lazy battery starts or starter motor squeals
I still don't understand how brushing the dust solved the problem. I suppose this noise is because the starter didn't retract fast enough. Which means that the push and pull mechanism is wear out and you need another.
Tell me something this starter needs only Pozitive wire nothing else Bcz when i change my starter before a Bad mechanik Puts also a ground starter conected in engine earth yestarday when i change Clutch kit I remove it should i let or should i connect like was before plz reply
Dust and grime can build up and cause it to not operate properly, especially as these components can be 20+ years now without being changed. Others have opened up the starter motor fully and greased the gearings as well
I have done the instructions in the video and even taken apart the motor and cleaned with a brush unfortunately I still have the same problem, same noise, if I grease it would that solve it and can I grease it with vaseline? or is there soot/dust in the engine part, (the part the starter motor goes into). Frustrated at this point for me
That's the mating call of the mk4 🤣
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@@Ajgarage have a great day bud
THIS WAS GREAT! CHEERS! Just got done , and it worked a charm! Saved Me 120 €os ! Was gonna buy another thinking " that noise must mean starter is soon done". PEACE!
Glad it helped! :D
Impressed by the one handed disassembly 😄Another good idea while the battery tray is off is to clean the 3 ground bolts underneath it. Undo everything, brush down both threads, reassemble and grease. Twill save many an hour wondering why random electrical components won't work.
Tried this on my A3 1.8t. No noise anymore, thanks! (and also you can do this job only from above engine, only it's little more fiddling)
Great job! I need to do this to mine
this was great, i was wondering what the noise was. now i can tell my mecanic what to replace soon.
Great video,best instructions I have seen so far. Does the tutorial also works for a Golf 4 1.4 16V 2003?
Thank you for your comment!
Yes, it’s exactly the same process. Have done it on a 1.6 👍 just the motor is slightly different size
Same location for 1.8 and 2.0?
After 11 years of ownership I simply cleaned all the battery earth to car body and bell housing and no more lazy battery starts or starter motor squeals
Awesome man! I have the same car as you gonna try this tom! BTW, do you by any chance know where the PCV valve is located on the MK4 gti? Cheers!
I still don't understand how brushing the dust solved the problem.
I suppose this noise is because the starter didn't retract fast enough. Which means that the push and pull mechanism is wear out and you need another.
Perfekt 😊
thing is ive done this like 3 times but the flywheel is soo nasty the starter gets dirty again within a few days
buy a new one off of ebay for 120-130.00 new .
Tell me something this starter needs only Pozitive wire nothing else Bcz when i change my starter before a Bad mechanik Puts also a ground starter conected in engine earth yestarday when i change Clutch kit I remove it should i let or should i connect like was before plz reply
Thx man!!
So you only have to clean off the dirt so it is not noisy anymore? Thats it??
in some cases, yes! very odd, but have spoken to a lot of people who did the same and it works
U don't need to open starter and grease it?
so the only solution is to replace it for a new one? thanks in advance.
so it was the oily soot that was the problem ?
Dust and grime can build up and cause it to not operate properly, especially as these components can be 20+ years now without being changed.
Others have opened up the starter motor fully and greased the gearings as well
I have done the instructions in the video and even taken apart the motor and cleaned with a brush unfortunately I still have the same problem, same noise, if I grease it would that solve it and can I grease it with vaseline? or is there soot/dust in the engine part, (the part the starter motor goes into). Frustrated at this point for me
@@hamptons2945 Just buy one off of ECS tuning , send in your old one and they’ll pay you $ 90.00 for your old core ( starter ) .
I fixed mine by keeping drivin it and the sound disappeared. Meckanic