Starter removal and installation

REQUIRED TOOLS

• [1]. Subframe retaining screw (ref. 169 589 00 62 00) (Fig.8).

REMOVAL AND REFITTING

• Disconnect the battery.
• Lower the subframe:

• remove the air filter housing,
• the throttle actuator (vehicles with particulate filter) or the air intake throttle (vehicles without particulate filter),
• remove the steering column universal joint bolt, then separate the joint (lock the steering wheel),
• support the radiator,
• remove the engine undertray,
• move the rear of the wheel arch liners aside,
• unhook the rubber exhaust mountings,
• remove the earth strap bolt from the oil sump,
• with manual gearbox, unclip the clutch hydraulic control pipe from the gearbox and the bulkhead,
• with xenon headlamps, disconnect the height sensor connector and remove its mountings,
• fit a support device under the subframe,
• Remove the 4 subframe mounting screws (1) (Fig.8),
• in place of the subframe mounting bolts, fit the retaining bolts with the stops [1],

Make sure the stops are centred on the retaining bolts.

• remove the 4 subframe mounting bolts (2),
• lower the subframe.

Fig. 8

Before lowering the subframe, make sure no wiring harness, hose or pipe will obstruct its descent.

• Remove the wiring harnesses (3) and (4) (Fig.9).
• Remove the screws (5).
• Remove the starter (6) from below.

When refitting, pay attention to:

• the routing of the wiring harnesses,
• the condition of the electrical terminals; clean them if necessary,
• tighten the starter screws (5) to 1.9 daN.m,
• Tighten bolts (1) and (2) of the subframe to 13 daN.m.

Fig. 9