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About 16 months ago, the starter on my 911 packed up. I bought a replacement (‘rebuilt Bosch’) one from Euro Car parts. It had a one-year guarantee. 11 months later, it too gave up, but they graciously replaced it under warranty. Four months later, I’m getting the same symptom: when I turn the key just a click. If I hold the key as though to keep turning over the starter, I get a rapid fire of clicks.

Can anyone advise me if it really is the starter motor and the Euro Car parts rebuilt ones are bogus, or have I got a different problem? If it’s the starter, where should I go for a better quality one? Has anyone tried the lightweight ones that I think Autofarm sell?

Many thanks.

sounds like the solenoid is fine, but I'd check the earth on the starter, its the easiest thing to check and is often the cuase of starter motor woes.

I have a lightweight starter, not from autofarm but it's the same one, works very well, even with my tiddly gel battery, makes a kinda race race noise too which is nice!

Luke- where did you buy your starter from?

My money would be an engine earth problem.

To check: put a voltmeter (set to DV volts) from the car body (a known good earth) to a clean bit of the engine. Get helful helper to crank the engine. If you get more than .1 / .2 of a volt, your earth isn't good enough. If that's the case, I often keep the original earth lead, and add a second one.



Oh yes, don't forget: main battery connections and lead at the battery(s), plus the main powerlead to the starter. Do the earths first though: its a nice instant, clean (free!) check.

my starter was bought from a DDK member, he bought it from Autofarm but didn't use it, so in fact I lied, it is from Autofarm!

Thanks guys. The background is that I've just taken several weeks to replace the gearchange linkage bushes (for other non-car related reasons), and gave myself a hearty pat on the back after noticing how much improvement there was in the feel of the shift until I decided I'd better drive it for a real test and the blasted thing wouldn't start. Like most of us, I lay it up over the winter and am just not ready to do so yet- want to drive it before the roads get salted!