Starter motor - removal and refitting
Removal
1 Apply the handbrake, jack up the front of
the vehicle and support on axle stands (see
“Jacking and Vehicle Support”).
2 Disconnect the battery negative lead.
3 Working underneath the vehicle, unscrew the nut and disconnect the main cable from the starter solenoid (see illustration).
8.3 Solenoid wiring connections on Lucas M79 starter motor- CVH engine
4 Disconnect the ignition switch wire from the solenoid.
5 Unscrew the three mounting bolts and withdraw the starter motor from the gearbox bellhousing (see illustration).
8.5 Unscrew the starter motor mounting bolts
Refitting
6 Refitting is a reversal of removal.
See also:
Interior lamp bulbs - renewal
1 Disconnect the battery negative lead.
Courtesy lamp
2 Remove the courtesy lamp.
3 Unclip the bulb from the lamp. On models
fitted with an overhead console and map
reading lamps, the courtesy la ...
Carbon canister-purge solenoid (models with catalytic converter) - removal
and refitting
2.0 litre DOHC models
1 The purge solenoid is located next to the
carbon canister, on the right-hand side of the
engine compartment.
2 Disconnect the battery negative lead.
3 Disconnect the solen ...
Ignition HT coil - testing, removal and refitting
Note: Refer to the precautions given in
Section 1 before proceeding.
All except models with DIS
ignition system
Testing
1 Accurate checking of the coil output
requires the use of special test eq ...