Starter motor
- Make
- MG
- Model
- TF Factory Workshop Manual
- Year
- 2002–2005
- Section
- Repairs › Starter motor
ElectricalStarter motor
STARTER MOTOR
Service repair no - 86.60.01
Remove
- Disconnect battery earth lead.
- Remove engine compartment access panel See BODY, Exterior fittings.
- Raise rear of vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- Remove LH rear wheel.
- Release EVAP canister from bracket and position canister aside.
- Remove clip and disconnect air intake hose from throttle body.
- Loosen clip and remove air intake hose from air filter.
- Disconnect Lucar and release cable tie from starter motor solenoid.
- Remove nut from solenoid and release 2 leads.
- Remove 2 nuts and bolts securing starter motor.
- Remove starter motor.
- Remove flywheel closing plate.
Refit
- Clean mating faces of starter motor and gearbox.
- Fit starter motor.
- Fit closing plate.
- Fit nuts and bolts and tighten nuts to 80 Nm.
- Fit leads to starter solenoid and tighten terminal nut.
- Connect Lucar to starter solenoid.
- Secure cables to starter solenoid with cable tie.
- Fit air intake hose to air filter and to throttle body.
- Tighten clip securing air intake hose to air filter, fit clip securing air intake hose to throttle body.
- Fit EVAP canister.
- Fit road wheel(s), fit wheel nuts and tighten in a diagonal sequence to 70 Nm.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Fit engine compartment access panel. See BODY, Exterior fittings.
- Connect battery earth lead.
Parts & tools for this job For 2002 MG TF
- TOOLBattery testerSearch: car battery tester
- TOOLDigital multimeterSearch: automotive digital multimeter
- TOOLBattery terminal cleanerSearch: battery terminal cleaner
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