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DISCUSSION => Electrical => Topic started by: ajatya2 on March 06, 2009, 11:59:59 AM

Title: Starter wires
Post by: ajatya2 on March 06, 2009, 11:59:59 AM

Dose any one have a pic of the starter bc i replaced mine and its not starting and i probably put the wires the wrong way. or dose anyone know what wires go were?

Title: Starter wires
Post by: ScreamerBeemer on March 24, 2009, 09:38:55 PM

There should only be 3 wires I think. One big one and two small ones. The big one is the hot wire, one of the smaller wires go on the solenoid, and the other wire for some reason the last one may need to be grounded.

Title: Starter wires
Post by: bih55 on November 28, 2009, 01:24:11 AM

I think there is 4 wires, 2 red ones that go together, then black one that goes on the right place. the other wire goes to the left

Title: Starter wires
Post by: E30_3I8I on February 08, 2010, 10:06:32 PM

a picture would be easier to show and explain.. im going threw the same problem.

Title: Starter wires
Post by: Simon S on February 10, 2010, 12:45:53 AM

Sorry this isn’t a better picture..

(http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6026/dsc00468m.jpg)

I recall three wires of three different sizes and that they simply attached to a corresponding-sized connection.
(this shot is of an e30/m42 btw)