Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Gday all,

My starter motor is leaking oil. Is it on the way out? Car still starts well ect.

Looking around I have found one for about $300 posted, and will go have a look around the wreckers on the weekend.

Wont be able to do it for a few weeks, as it still starts well it should be alright??

Thanks a heap, really appreciate all the advice and info been given over the past week or so

starter motors do not have or should not have oil in them.

first :find were the oil is leaking from and getting in to the starter. (any me reseal on the motor)

Second: i you fix the oil leak you can pull the start motor down and clean the oil out and then you will not have to replace it. other wise the sarter will end up burning out.

These are a reduction drive starter that has grease on the gears internally, if it got very hot it may liquify and leak out, although I'd be looking above the starter for an oil leak.

Cheers

Joel

Any chance an oil change was done recently? the filters are directly above the starter motor!

G'day fellers,

Sorry big stuff up, I meant the fuel pump.

Any help would be great

Any help??

Fuel pump??

what motor mate are you sure its not the alternator

TB42 champ. Nah was told by the mechanic that its a seal or something in the fuel pump. As it has engine oil that passed through it or something.

i had same thing happen to mine TB42. I threw it in bin made a plate to cover hole and put electric one down on the tank cost me $90 plus some wire and relay but i do have LPG so hardly run on petrol when i do it works fine cheaper then $300 and waiting a week for it as i was on side of road in north queensland at the time
man doesn't it take forever to get shit up there
cheers tim

AY champ,

Ahh yep, so just get a sparky to put the pump in down near the tank??

Thanks for the info bud