That's the mating call of the mk4 🤣

@Ajgarage

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@rollin-rebuilds-uk7065

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ajgarage have a great day bud

THIS WAS GREAT! CHEERS! Just got done , and it worked a charm! Saved Me 120 €os ! Was gonna buy another thinking " that noise must mean starter is soon done". PEACE!

@Ajgarage

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! :D

Great job! I need to do this to mine

Thx man!!

Impressed by the one handed disassembly 😄Another good idea while the battery tray is off is to clean the 3 ground bolts underneath it. Undo everything, brush down both threads, reassemble and grease. Twill save many an hour wondering why random electrical components won't work.

Tried this on my A3 1.8t. No noise anymore, thanks! (and also you can do this job only from above engine, only it's little more fiddling)

this was great, i was wondering what the noise was. now i can tell my mecanic what to replace soon.

Awesome man! I have the same car as you gonna try this tom! BTW, do you by any chance know where the PCV valve is located on the MK4 gti? Cheers!

Perfekt 😊

After 11 years of ownership I simply cleaned all the battery earth to car body and bell housing and no more lazy battery starts or starter motor squeals

Great video,best instructions I have seen so far. Does the tutorial also works for a Golf 4 1.4 16V 2003?

@Ajgarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment! Yes, it’s exactly the same process. Have done it on a 1.6 👍 just the motor is slightly different size

@nkmcquain

Жыл бұрын

Same location for 1.8 and 2.0?

I still don't understand how brushing the dust solved the problem. I suppose this noise is because the starter didn't retract fast enough. Which means that the push and pull mechanism is wear out and you need another.

I fixed mine by keeping drivin it and the sound disappeared. Meckanic

so the only solution is to replace it for a new one? thanks in advance.

thing is ive done this like 3 times but the flywheel is soo nasty the starter gets dirty again within a few days

@Catman1987

Жыл бұрын

buy a new one off of ebay for 120-130.00 new .

So you only have to clean off the dirt so it is not noisy anymore? Thats it??

@Ajgarage

6 ай бұрын

in some cases, yes! very odd, but have spoken to a lot of people who did the same and it works

so it was the oily soot that was the problem ?

@Ajgarage

2 жыл бұрын

Dust and grime can build up and cause it to not operate properly, especially as these components can be 20+ years now without being changed. Others have opened up the starter motor fully and greased the gearings as well

@hamptons2945

2 жыл бұрын

I have done the instructions in the video and even taken apart the motor and cleaned with a brush unfortunately I still have the same problem, same noise, if I grease it would that solve it and can I grease it with vaseline? or is there soot/dust in the engine part, (the part the starter motor goes into). Frustrated at this point for me

@Catman1987

Жыл бұрын

@@hamptons2945 Just buy one off of ECS tuning , send in your old one and they’ll pay you $ 90.00 for your old core ( starter ) .

i bought a new starter for $ 120.00 off of ebay for my MK4 vr6 .

@TL....

Жыл бұрын

does it work

@Catman1987

Жыл бұрын

@@TL.... yeah very well too , Brand nee from a place in Los Angeles Ca .