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  1. 24th December 2012, 06:24 AM #1
    Bill Flyer
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    HI to everyone i am in the process of changing my starter motor .after reading the book it says remove earth strap from starter which is supposed to be attached to one of the fixing bolts on my tdi 300 1998 i dont seem to have such a strap . my question is do i need to worry about this or does the starter earth itself . also can anyone advise me what to look for as this starter motor is the second stater to fail in 12 months according to racv the solenoid is dead . it looks like this is going to be an ongoing problem can i just purchase a replacement solenoid and if so where is the best place to look at buying the solenoid thanks to all .merry christmas and a happy new year your help and support has been fantastic .
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  2. 24th December 2012, 07:39 AM #2
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    I would not be to concerned about the earth wire as it's attached to a great big hunk of steel. So as long as the engine has sufficient earthing it should be fine. Having said that you can never have to many earths on a D1. Earthing issues are a common problem.

    Not sure about the Diesel model but the V8 has a starter relay behing the drivers kick panel that could cause problems. I also had a battery lead that went high resistance under load. Have you tried running jumper leads directly to the starter from the battery.
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  3. 27th December 2012, 11:43 AM #3
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    I had starter issues when the earth strap was bad, can't be any better if you don't have one - unless someone has installed one directly to the block elsewhere. I replaced the earth strap from the starter to chassis with a new one from SuperCp (decent prices for the blue ones) and noticed immediate benefits - less cranking as the starter motor seemed more efficient. And upon the advice of the more experienced on this forum, I also installed an earth from the negative of the battery directly to the block - one of the M8's on the front of the timing cover. I get immediate starts these days - when I bought the car it would crank slowly for ages before it fired up.
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