How to repair the starter motor

The starter motor is one of the key parts of any machinery. This electric motor is responsible for transforming electrical energy into kinetic energy and its work depends on whether the main engine starts and the rest of the components of a car, agricultural machine or industrial vehicle work.

Carrying heavy current and high voltage, it may experience breakdown or error during operation. For this reason, in today's article we teach you how to detect when a starter motor fails and, once the failure occurs, how to repair the starter motor of your machine.

How to know if the starter motor has a fault

As we have already told you, starter motors can wear out from use, even breaking or failing. If this part is damaged, it is important to know how to detect it in time to be able to solve the problem as soon as possible and so that the machine can work normally again.

If the starter is damaged, it will not start or will start with difficulty. It must be taken into account that the useful life of a starter motor depends a lot on the use made of the machine or vehicle that carries it.

Next, we leave you three of the most common failures that starter motors usually present:

one

When starting the engine, noises or clicking sounds are heard.

two

When starting the engine, vibrations are generated.

three

The motor does not start.

If your vehicle or machine presents any of the three previous cases, we recommend that you go to a professional who can help you diagnose whether the fault is indeed in the starter motor and who can offer you the most appropriate solution.

Perhaps a simple fix to the starter motor will solve the problem, but if the failure is serious, you will have to choose to replace your starter motor with a new one.

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Starter motor maintenance

The first thing we recommend from Comercial Méndez is that you familiarize yourself with your starter motor. It is helpful to have a starter motor diagram available and to know what position and function the starter occupies within your vehicle.

Cleanliness is also essential to prevent the starter from failing prematurely. If you keep the starter motor free of dirty particles and do not misuse it, you will reduce the chances of it failing prematurely.

Last but not least, it is essential that you always choose starter motors compatible with the brand of your machinery, trusting an official spare parts distributor such as Comercial Méndez.

At Comercial Méndez we have a wide range of specific starter motors for the main engine brands on the market: Hatz, Lombardini, Kohler, Yanmar, Kubota, Minsel, Isuzu...

In our online store, you can find a wide catalog of original spare parts and, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the team of professionals at Comercial Méndez. We will be happy to advise you on your purchase!