Starter motor ’d’ series - up to 97.5 my
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Starter motor ’d’ series - up to 97.5 my
ElectricalStarter motor ’d’ series - up to 97.5 my
- Remove bolt securing starter motor to gearbox mounting bracket.
- Remove 2 nuts securing support bracket to starter motor.
- Remove support bracket from starter motor.
- Remove 2 lower bolts securing starter motor to engine.
- Remove starter motor.
Refit
- Clean starter motor and mating faces of starter motor and flywheel housing.
- Fit and align starter motor to engine.
- Fit 2 lower bolts securing starter motor engine, but do not tighten.
- Fit support bracket to starter motor.
- Fit nuts securing support bracket to starter motor and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Connect 2 earth leads to starter motor upper bolt.
- Fit upper bolt securing starter motor to engine and tighten to 45 Nm.
- Tighten lower bolts securing starter motor to engine to 45 Nm.
- Fit bolt securing starter motor to gearbox support bracket and tighten to 25 Nm.
- Connect Lucar to starter solenoid.
- Connect battery cable to starter solenoid and secure with nut.
- Fit plastic cap to nut securing battery cable to starter solenoid.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Fit air cleaner. See ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - MEMS, Repairs.
STARTER MOTOR ’D’ SERIES - UP TO 97.5 MY
Service repair no - 86.60.01
Remove
- Slacken air intake hose clip.
- Disconnect hose from air cleaner and throttle housing.
- Release engine breather hose clip and remove air intake hose from engine breather pipe.
- Remove bolt securing engine harness clip to starter motor.
- Pull back rubber cover, remove nut and disconnect battery lead from starter solenoid.
- Pull back cover and disconnect Lucar from starter solenoid.
- Remove 2 bolts securing starter motor.
- Remove starter motor.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Rover 400
- TOOLBattery testerSearch: car battery tester
- TOOLDigital multimeterSearch: automotive digital multimeter
- TOOLBattery terminal cleanerSearch: battery terminal cleaner
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