Starter Removal and Installation

Tools

• Metric socket set
• Metric wrenches
• Torque wrench
• Jack stands and floor jack, or ramps

Removal

1. Place the car on jack stands or ramps. Jack stands provide more working room.

2. Disconnect the battery positive lead. The positive lead must be disconnected to prevent accidental arcing.

3. Remove the skid pan from under the engine compartment (M6 bolts — 10 mm socket).

4. For models equipped with a heat shield for the starter, loosen the two heat shield retaining bolts (M10) on the clutch housing using a 17 mm wrench. The bolts do not need to be fully removed.

5. Remove the small nut on the end of the starter and slide the heat shield off the stud on the end of the starter and off the two retaining bolts.

6. Disconnect the electrical leads from the starter and move them clear.

7. Remove the starter retaining bolts (M12) using a 19 mm wrench, then remove the starter from the vehicle.

Installation

1. Position the starter in the opening in the clutch housing. Install and tighten the two retaining bolts (M12) using a 19 mm socket or wrench.
2. Clean the electrical connector posts on the starter and the connectors on the electrical leads.
3. Attach the electrical leads to the starter.
4. If equipped with a heat shield, slide the heat shield onto the negative post of the starter and onto the retaining bolts on the clutch housing. Install the retaining nut on the negative post and tighten. Tighten the retaining bolts on the clutch housing.
5. Install the belly pan.
6. Reconnect the battery.
7. Remove vehicle from jack stands or ramps.