How to Replace A Starter On A Honda Civic 2006-2011
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- How to Replace A Starter On A Honda Civic 1.8L 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011. Starter Replacement Step by Step on a honda civic. Starter Location, honda wont start. How to Change A Starter.
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You, Sir, just saved me hundreds of dollars. I said a few bad words but couldn’t have done this starter replacement without your video. Many thanks!
Thats awesome...yea i think a few bad words come attached to that job lol but its worth it when u get it done...great job
For anyone attempting this, this video is incredibly helpful!
To make the job easier, I recommend having both shallow and deep 14mm sockets, and having short and long extensions. The area to work in is extremely tight, so being able to combine different socket pieces is a must. One of the best access points in the video from behind passenger tire. You do not need to remove the tire, just reach behind it to remove old starter and get new one above axle.
For my project I used deep sockets, a flexible joint socket, and a medium extension. I wish I would’ve had a short extension though. I had a really difficult time installing the 2 bolts back in the new starter because it’s so heavy you cannot line them up and hold it. I used folded cardboard wedged under starter to brace the weight while installing bolts. Hope the tips help!
Oh and estimated time was about 8 hours combined with a few breaks. Removing the 2 bolts and putting them back in took hours. FWIW, I’m not a mechanic, and I had a hard time breaking loose old ones and lining up new ones.
Thank you for the extra tips..im sure theyll be helpful...great job🙂
I've been twisting wrenches for a while and my hat is off to you for completing this starter job.
@@billwilson3665 Haha thanks. I actually just replaced it again a few months ago because I made the mistake of buying a rebuilt starter the first time.. lasted about a year before it failed.
I realized at the very end of my 2nd replacement that there’s another area to access which is much easier for putting the new one in. Get under the car and slide really far back, like halfway. You’ll be able to reach straight ahead instead of above and hold it to put in the top bolt. I felt like an idiot when I realized this after a few hours and sore arms/back.
Bro how the heck did you manage to get your hands in that tight gap lol?
I tried it and the dam shaft & exhaust pipe is in the way to reach the two bolts for the Starter Motor bruh please help 😢
Thanks so much for the tutorial! Just finished this install and good god it was a PITA! This is one of the best tutorials for this install I've seen on TH-cam!
Thank you🙂 yea thats definitely why i wanted to do a 2nd video to help possibly make it easier...really appreciate the support🙂
How long did it take you to replace the starter?
Great Video...One of the best, easy to follow, concise, clear repair videos I have seen.
Nicely filmed camera angles! Thank you for taking the time to do this for us!
Thank you🙂 glad to be able to help
Absolutely killed it with this. Very helpful. I’m not a car person and I was able to do this by watching your video.
This video helped me immensely and it boosted my confidence in my mechanical ability. Thank you for your support. Keep wrenching everybody! 🔧
He is concise, without any time consuming fluff. Great video!
Thank you🙂
Thanks man. I've worked on a lot of cars, mostly my own. I always watch videos to gain the necessary knowledge of the easiest ways. This video helped a lot.
Thank you🙂 glad to be able to help in any way🙂
absolutely the best ,most clear & informative video i have ever seen on a pretty complicated repair now i have a good understanding of what im in for. no others were this clear & accurate thanks so much,
Very good video.. concise.. no annoying music.. step by step... wish they were all like this..
Thank you🙂
This project ended up taking a couple of mid 30's "men" about 3 hours to do. Sure it's a job that could probably take a single person under 2 hours... the point isn't that we're a bit incompetent - it's that the directions here were so good that even a couple of knuckleheads got the job done. Thank you for uploading. We were in for quite the bind otherwise
knuckleheads,, or dick heads??
Only pays 0.6hr to do in a shop, be nicer to your mechanics 😂
@@tristenbryenton3056 Thats crazy. I didn't get a chance to look on Alldata yet, but I certainly charge at least 2 hours.
@@tristenbryenton3056pays 2 hours over here
@tristenbryenton3056 could mechanics learn to do the fixing and replacing well in a quicker way if pretty slow? If I was a mechanic and know whichever way I found out that I was on the slow side of getting something done that could be done faster while still getting it done well and without error in the end result, I'd put time to learn to do it quicker while still keeping the same quality. I appreciate all the good mechanics out there that are honest and trustworthy and hard working. I know the job isn't always easy, my thanks to all of those who are that way.
Excellent video! But man I have to say I hated every moment of doing this job. I was successful thankfully. I almost quit several times just do to the limited space….it was a mental game but I pushed through and won. Honda wanted $800+ for this job. Saved right around $600 and hope I never have to do it again haha. Everyone looking to do this job, this video is the one to follow. Don’t spend your time watching other ones unless you want to pull exhaust pipes and/or an axle. Thank you for posting.
Great job! Definitely should be proud of urself🙂👍 Hopefully u wont have to do it again either lol, but im sure u would he able to get it done easier if u did...Thank you
Amen! I think this will be my last starter replacement for sure. Just finished mine today and it was terrible. Flat backing it with the car 4 inches from my face and almost no room to work was challenging and claustrophobic. I took many breaks to regroup lol.
Followed your steps, great camera angles and thoughtful commentary. Thank You.
Greatly appreciated🙂 thank you🙂
Thanks for the tutorial. It looks like I'm in for a real treat! The difficulty of servicing these vehicles is why I prefer owning an older non computerized vehicle that's rear wheel drive.
Yea its not a fun starter to replace, but hopefully your able to get it done, good luck🙂👍
Amazing. Saved the day for the wife’s car thank you
This job was an absolute nightmare but got it done thx to this video. Might be easier to remove the intake manifold and it should give direct access to the starter from above.
Glad u were able to get it done🙂👍 great job
Amazing video, I played at least 15 times today since some botls are hard to locate. I took mine out and I've never done this before, now time to put the new one in after a lunch break. Took me 3.5 hours just to remove the old one lol
Glad to hear u were able to get it out, its definitely a difficult task and u got past the hardest part..so rest hopefully goes smooth🙂...thank you so much for the support🙂
Every other video I saw said to remove the oil filter. Didn't want to do that. Glad I found this video
Excellent step-by-step video! I completed this in about 2-3 hours, watching the video at each step. It’s a tight fit, but very “doable”.
Thanks again
This video just saved me $300. I'm a total car repair noob and you got me through it!
Thats awesome! Great job🙂👍
I changed the starter on my 08 yesterday. It took forever.
Mainly because my arms are T-Rex 🦖 arms
I will say the video was super helpful
Great video, I was actually able to replace my starter. If you're a newbie to this sort of stuff don't lose hope - it's possible! It took me an entire weekend but by the end I had saved tons of money and felt pretty accomplished. A trick me and a friend did was tying a string to the starter when installing the top bolt after putting the new starter in. The starter needs to be flush agaisnt the mount to really screw the top bolt in and having someone pulling it into position got us over the hump. Good luck!
Thats awesome! Great job🙂👍.... thank you
man i was so stressed at work but now i feel way better that you said it took a weekend😭 took me 4 hrs
Just replaced starter with this video. Thanks so much! Great info. Great video. Clean and simple. In and out.
Thats great! Great job!🙂👍 thank you
Excellent video! I found removing the front exhaust pipe and right front wheel made it much easier. I don't have anything like your snap-on tool, so for the upper bolt, I used a short socket followed by a universal joint, followed by long extensions out the wheel well.
Thank you🙂 yea ive noticed a few people have done it that way to reach that upper bolt as well..glad it works out👍
No one tells you about the exhaust pipe.
This video helped me out a lot because my wife has breast cancer and every penny counts thank you and God bless you sir
I'm very sorry to hear about your wife.Best wishes to you and her in her battle.Glad my video helped you save money on the repair
A lift would be nice , doing it on the ground is a nightmare so far lol but the starter bolts are out , tmrw I’ll get it on the bench , thank you for the help!!!
As a student, this video was so incredibly helpful! Thank you
Thats great🙂 so glad to be able to help...thank you for the support
Definitely thank you for the video and the multiple angles. Last time I did this was years ago and I did it from the wheel well. It took a lot of white knuckling, torn arms and swear words. This time around I’m doing it your way.
I hope it works out better for u this way🙂👍 thank you for the support
Thank you for this video. My car died on me and I was stranded. Tow truck dude said maybe it’s the starter. Tested the battery and it was 99%. Decided to save some money and do this myself.
I found the removal is easier to get to from the right wheel hole and under it. Then installation is easier to see/ guide the bolts from the further back angle and the closer spots.
I accidentally removed it from the ground point (13mm) and not the ground contact (12mm) and it was a little easier cause the contact point rubber cover thing is hard to get back on if you get it off outside the lip edge.
When you remove you basically gotta do a front flip to get our. When you install you have to flip it around again to get the wires connected then back into the installation spot. Took me 2 days for ppl looking up this vid. Don’t rush and break something/ mess up the threads. I thought I was forcing the threads in wrong so I stopped cleaned if off and tried again. It takes patience but you just gotta wiggle and keep trying.
Didn’t use any extra swivels or special/long extensions. Just a regular ratchet set with a 4 inch extension should be enough
Thank you so much for this video, I probably saved like 300-400 dollars doing it myself
Thats awesome...great job🙂
This is the best video available, nice and easy. Thank you
The starter in my 2009 Civic just died the week after I was laid off. You saved me $650. Thank you sir.
I can’t get the upper bolt off.. I guess I’ll need some differnt tools or something.
@@Romans-rz8fpI used a straight ratchet with a deep socket, then I had to bang on the end of the ratchet handle with a heavy chisel (whatever is heavy). It looked like Honda put a dab of loctite on the thread, so yes, it was incredibly hard to get that upper bolt off the first time. It also helped to have the car up high. I borrowed 8 inch tire ramps from a neighbor.
Just did this on my 09 GX. . with the car jacked up, there was plenty of room to get eh starter out without removing the axle or wheel. I could get my whole arm in there from that access area you pointed out. (there may be a plastic panel you need to take the plastic clips out, inner fender well i guess you call it. There are like 3 pathways to get your hands in that area and you will probably need to use them all at different times to do different things..and often 2 hands up in there will be required. Also be sure to have some light with you so you can see. The job is kind of easy. it seems hard at first, but after you've odne it once, you see it's not so bad.. the problem is figuring things out takes a while. It helps to have multiple lengths extensions. I would highly recommend having at least 2 short ones, nad hten the 2 longer ones. I dropped one of my shorter ones in the area and lost it lol. Of course make sure you have eye protection..crap will fall down, if not your own tools lol i think it also helped to have the harbor freight color coded sockets... and also i had to use a lawn chair and a blanket for shade for my legs, the sun was burning my legs.
Great job🙂 yea it definitely does get easier after doing one..im sure others will appreciate ur tips🙂
Alot of thanks for your video! It was pretty bad it took me almost 5 hours. Your were right about the swivel ratchet wrench a most have. I didn't take off the tire or the exhaust pipe like the other videos maybe should have taken the tire off but it was doable with out. Sweet success when that puppy fired right up like she used to. The symptoms were like the battery was dying and I thought it was the alternator but it was mechanically the bearings in the starter were shot not the solenoid.
I took off all 4 tires, removed the engine, and transmission to get to the starter..Took me all week, but i got it done..I was left with many screws and bolts on my hand .She should run great.
Hey thanks. This helped a lot in just locating the starter in the super compact mess that is the Civic. Took a while to wiggle everything out but went ok.
Thank you🙂 glad to hear u were able to get it done🙂
Thank you so much for this video. I am going to attempt this starter replacemnt tonight. Hopefully all goes well.
My starter just went out,which is why i looked up your video,but there are so many things i need than a standard wrench and i need a jack and jack standLol it,s going to be a challenge,Oh, and i need the socket extensions.
I refer to YT vids all the time... this is the first time Im leaving a coment... THANKYOU MAN!!!!
So glad to be able to help🙂 thank you for the comment and for the support i really appreciate it
Very well explained video great job dude! Thank you very much gonna tackle this today🙂👍
Just finished one of these about an hour ago. Got to the part about the top bolt and almost gave up. But then I watched your video a few more times and got it!! This was extremely helpful. Thanks for the vid!
So glad u didnt give up and u were able to get it done🙂👍 great job...thank you for watching and for the support
I was able to change my starter because of you thank you very much for posting this!
Thats awesome🙂 glad to be able to help...thank you for the support🙂
Great video. I used it to replace mine and watched it a few times to get it downn pat. To everyone else indent recommend your starter replacement to come from auto zone or o reilleys. Duralast is crap and you will be doing this again next year.
Thats great! Great job🙂👍 thank you
I like universal sockets with long extensions to remove and install the starter bolts you can use paper or a napkin to hold the bolts tight in the socket.
Yes that works good too🙂👍
@@backyardchevy328 My hats off to you for your dexterity.
@@billwilson3665 thank you🙂
Nightmare of a job but definitely works. Thanks for the well done video
Yes it can be....thank you🙂
thank you for making a 3 hours video into a 7 minutes video
It does require a lot of work lol...thank you🙂
Awesome video! You got straight to the point. Greatly appreciated.
Thanks your video helped me a lot
My only problem I had was reinstalling the top bolt back in place. I lost my patience luckily my daughter able to help me with her smaller hand and arm. She able to screw the top bolt and I tighten it after. So I think its easier just to remove the axle so you will have room. Removing axle is not too hard.
Thats great! Yea that upper bolt is the hardest part for me to get back on as well
Great video but what wasn't shown is how incredibly difficult it is to get the starter in and out of that tight space. I sure do miss my 280Z.
Thank you🙂 yea i should have shown the reinstall too
Very well done! This was a pain in the butt, although very do-able with your video and helpful tips. Thank you!
Thank you🙂
Thank You So Much For Sharing us Your Video it Helps A lot i Just Replace My 06 Honda Civic Starter Love it i'm From Vancouver British Columbia Canada 😁👍👍👌
So glad to be able to help🙂 thank you for the support👍
Outstanding! Thank you sir!!
Very helpful and very informative.
Thank you🙂
Any recommendations would be great
Hello sir Can you please tell me how long did it take you to install the actual starter
Thanks for great video
You the man. Thank you
Nice presentation
Ok. So, I'm currently replacing my starter and screw you and your "just remove the bolt.", "Just reattach the cable.", "Just remount the starter." None of that is a "just do this " thing. I'm about to loose my mind on these stupid bolts. Thanks for the video it's been very helpful.
Lol sorry but that comment had me laughing...yea that job is definitely irritating if its the first time you do it, but im sure u can do it..i believe in you🙂
@@backyardchevy328 I just finished and everything worked great. I came back to your video multiple times for reference. Thanks for the help.
@@stevenattaway thats awesome..glad u got it done...thank you for the support🙂
@@backyardchevy328 Hey guess what. I get to come back and reference your video again. I just went out to start my car and my starter is dead.....again. Stupid AutoZone refurbished starters. I worked at a mechanics shop when I was around 16 and was told and have always adhered to DON"T GO TO AUTOZONE. Well, I broke the rule on this starter because it's just around the corner and I didn't think it would matter. I now feel really stupid.
@@stevenattaway yea unfortunately those remanufactured starters arent so dependable..so i always try and go with new starter..but welcome back🙂 im sure you'll be much faster this time and it should have warranty and u can pay the extra for a new replacement instead.
Is there any required torque for any of the bolts?
Nice vid. Exactly what I was hoping for... still can't get my freakishly big arms in past the CV shaft, but at least I know where they were supposed to go. :)
Thank you🙂 hope ur able to get it out without having to get the cv axle off but if not i do have a video on how to remove it, unfortunately its a honda civic from the previous generation
@@backyardchevy328 Got it out last night, but had to watch your video to figure out how to get that top bolt back in... treacherous! Haha. Thanks again.
@@kenmoultonjr thats awesome!☺...yea that top bolt is horrible..hard to loosen..hard to get back in..tucked in there really good, but once ur done its a proud feeling👍 great job
is this video the same for the si models ??
Thank you very much👍
You helped me so much, thank you!
So glad to be able to help🙂 thank you for the support
How much does this usually cost to replace?
Great video BTW! Thank you for sharing. I wish I can change mine myself because this video has great details!
Thank you🙂 Well it depends on their labor rate but most likely 250+ labor
It’s definitely trickier than it looks like, but definitelly NOT a 3 hr project for a mechanic.
Your cat hood sensor was making a strange purring sound 😂
Good info.thank you
Thank you🙂
So helpful! Thank you so much
Thank you🙂
It does help thanks you sir, but for my experience it took me a whole day. Dumb location HONDA
Thank-you!
Thank you for the support
At 4:37 you remove the battery cable nut. I cannot get this to budge. How can I get it loose
Great video tutorial!
Thank you🙂
I took axle out made it 1000 times easier for a 10 minute removal
Yea, theres a few ways to do it...glad u were able to get it done🙂👍 great job
this was a bitch to fix thanks to your video it helped a lot
Yea first time i ever replaced one it was quite annoying
Gracias!! 🇲🇽
De nada🙂 gracias y saludos
can you please tell me if the starter motor from 1.8 petrol manual will fit fully automatic gearbox too? thank you
No, the starters are different..the bolts wont line up
Anybody got any tips for removing the starter bolts? I got the bracket and wires off, but neither of the two bolts holding the starter even budge, my entire trans moves when I try turning the bolts, but neither of them even turn at all
Nice video
Thank you🙂
muy buen video hermano!!! 👍
muchas gracias🙂
Спасибо автору канала и Ютуб!
My starter went out out of no where got a new battery and it still won't start I can here it grone as I try to start it but it won't start
Very helpful video. But i still can not understand how he has so much hand room lol
Not sure how either lol
how did you remove the battery positive cable and the solenoid cable im having trouble reaching both
Once u get the starter off the mounting location..kinda rotate the starter around so its facing the rear near exhaust pipe and that should give u better access to remove em both, least thats what i do..just make sure the wire guides i remove are off so u can pull the starter off enough
Harbor Freight is badass let everyone know about it!
Please tell what tools should I buy. I want to do this.
Well youll need a jack and jackstands..I used deepsockets all 3/8 drive including a ratchet thats 3/8 drive, flex head is what i used...10mm socket..12mm socket..14mm socket plus a 3 inch extension and a flat head screwdriver
@@backyardchevy328 thanks. Is it harder than replacing civic 2006 power steering pump?
I did it. Took me 2 hours. Thanks.
@@aringaywrph8317 That's awesome..great job🙂
I didn't catch wether or not you removed anything from intake or exhaust before the vid?
No all that was left alone..only thing i do is what i show in video
I got both bolts out, electronics etc free but the starter is still stuck in place and wont budge. Any advice?
Put the lower bolt on loosely (so it doesnt fall down) and just lightly tap around it with a rubber mallet..its probably the rust holding it on
@@backyardchevy328 wow thanks for the quick reply! That did the job! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Now I just have to get the new one in....
@@jerome5021 that's great!🙂 glad it worked...hopefully the install goes easy....thank you for the support
@@backyardchevy328 it did suprisingly, I just finished the install this morning. Thanks again! I just subscribed also.
@@jerome5021 Thats awesome, glad to hear it...great job!..thank you🙂
Take the exhaust off at this section. So much easier.
Thanks for the tip..ill give it a try next one i do
You gotta show more , I’m having trouble putting in the new starter because you just showed where it should go into and not HOW to slide in it
It was hard to get a good spot with the camera..but yea would of been good to change angle where it shows the front part of starter
@@backyardchevy328 good video overall , I would be lost if I didn’t watch it 🙏🏼, that was the only part I had trouble with me
@@suavesolo9412 thank you🙂 if i do another ill be sure to make a video on the reinstall only with more detail
First unplug the battery
Bro how the heck did you manage to get your hands in that tight gap lol?
I tried it and the dam shaft & exhaust pipe is in the way to reach the two bolts for the Starter Motor bruh please help 😢
Thank you for the video as it helped me know the locations of things. This took me 2 hours. I’ll add a few tips of things I did. Only jack up the car just high enough for you to fit. This will allow your arms to reach further up to things and have more leverage. I’m 5’6 and could barely reach things. Use jack stands just like the video showed, you don’t want to get crushed. Wear a long sleeve shirt so you don’t scratch your arms up. Lay down cardboard or something to slide in and out from under the car easier. Lay all the tools you need under the car with you or have a friend near by. Take off the passenger side tire. I took my starter out through there and it lets more light in to see things. The order I did things. Disconnect battery, Removed wheel, removed the bracket with 3 bolts, removed the 3 green clips and broke off the gray clip, removed the lower starter bolt, removed the upper starter bolt, removed the starter plug, removed the positive starter nut. You might have to transfer the brackets off the old starter to your new one. I did with 8mm. Going back together. Starter positive nut, starter wiring plug, BOTTOM starter bolt then the top bolt, leave the bottom bolt barely loose so you can wiggle the top bolt in, you can tape the bolt to your socket/extensions to help guide it up in there, then the wiring clips if you wish to hook them back up, then the 3 bolt bracket, and battery, start the car, wheel, clean up. Tools I used. Car jack, jack stands, cardboard, long sleeve shirt, headlamp light, magnetic tray, 1/4 drive ratchet 10mm for battery, 1/2 breaker bar 19mm for wheel, 1/4 drive ratchet 10mm for 2 bracket bolts, 12mm for 3rd bracket bolt, 2 6” standard screwdrivers to help get wiring harness clips off, 3/8 drive swivel head ratchet harbor freight 14mm and extensions for bottom and top starter bolt, 1/4 ratchet and 12mm positive starter nut. You can use shallow or deep sockets in combination with different extensions for the starter bolts. Buy a set of 3/8 extensions if you don’t have them you will need them in my opinion. They will get you extended past the intake so you can rotate a standard ratchet on the starter bolts. It sounds easy but the limited space to work and see is what takes so long. You can’t have to many tools! Go buy some!
Great tips🙂
You forgot you need some small hands
Can I take off the wire guide clips off the old starter and put them on the replacement starter?
@@Panda-qv6ht The replacement starter should come with the metal brackets that the plastic clips clip on to. If not, you MIGHT be able to move them over? The OEM honda replacement part comes with everything.
Thank you for the tips!!!
Thanks for your video!
Thank you for the support🙂
the worst spot for an starter dammm
For real
I want to join the multitude of others who thank you for helping to make the starter replacement a success.
Your video opened the door to the possibility of doing what appeared to be impossible.
There were several "brick wall moments" but after a re-review of your video something new happened and the process continued.
After getting the car up on the stands and removing the passenger side wheel, the starter remove and install took somewhere in the neighborhood of 6 hours.
Turning the key and hearing the starter kick the car to life was very rewarding.
Thank you i really appreciate it🙂 yes its definitely a great feeling to fix something urself and hear it start👍
You are very concise and clear. I struggled to remove it but putting it back in was way easier after I removed the passenger tire.
After I read the comments section, I was able to get it done. I will never install another starter in an 07 honda Civic again, ever. It kicked my ass. I almost gave up. Lucky I am stubborn. You made look easier.
Thank you so much🙂...im glad u didnt give up and were able to get it done...great job.
For those STUCK ON ROTATING the starter once the screws into the engine are out:
1. Remove the 10mm screws to those metal holders that hold those green/black electrical wires, the ones where you push that zip tie like out. There will be two and long.
2. This will allow you to basically disassemble the entire starter into TWO parts. There will be a back plate, remove that by pulling it off.
3. You can pull it into two parts. It will be able to fit out.
4. You are left with a much smaller starter with no bits hanging out to block a rotate!
5. You can move easier to reach the positive lead with the weather rubber.
TIP for weather rubber for 12mm bolt: Pull it off best you can and rotate the large bit under the wire so you can fit the 12mm socket into it without getting rubber in the way.
Hope it helps for anyone stuck on rotating magic that they do in the videos + better access to leads and that one electrical plug!
Bro how the heck did you manage to get your hands in that tight gap lol?
I tried it and the dam shaft & exhaust pipe is in the way to reach the two bolts for the Starter Motor bruh please help 😢
@@HuuTonyTranmy issue is how do hit the starter with a hammer it's buried behind so many things.
@@AwesomeBlackDude don't bother hitting it mate the best way like me is that I have a Mechanic Workshop so what I did was put the car on a hoist lift it in the air up high.
Take off the driver side wheel off and remove the shaft/cv joint off it which gave us more room to work with.
I start by disconnecting the power and wiring for the Starter Motor and remove the bottom main bolt for the Starter.
The 2nd main bolt above the Starter Motor is not possible to remove while you're standing/laying underneath the car soo what we did was grab really a long 1/2 inch extension bar with an air hose gun and went to the side where the wheel was removed.
Shine a bright Workshop light in there and you'll see the top bolt for the Starter Motor so use the long socket gun extension and put it all the way in until it reaches the bolt from inside where the wheel was removed and use gun to loose out the bolt.
Once That's done lift the car up go under and use hands to wiggle out the Starter motor and being careful not to damage the wiring/harness plugs on it which you'll need to unplug with one hand while the other hand is holding the loose motor lol good luck.
FYI since I work in a Mechanic Workshop I had one extra guy to help me but as for you well dyi do it yourself at home is WAY harder since you don't have a professional car hoist 😅
@@AwesomeBlackDude If you want to attempt the 'hit it with a hammer trick', simply put a Johnson bar or some other metal part up against the starter and hit that. Will accomplish the same thing.
This is the way - it helped rotate my old 09 civic starter out and made it easy to unplug.
One of the best step by step instructional videos on TH-cam. Thanks sir 🙏
It’s not that easy folks, that’s one of the most difficult starter to access, and replaced I have ever encountered, if doing it at home.
Yes, unfortunately it is a difficult one to replace
Thank you very much! I had zero mechanical experience before trying this but I decided to take on the challenge and I successfully replaced my starter! My car has a nice, smooth, powerful start to it now. You released this new version about the time when I noticed my starter began to go out -- it almost feels like this video was made for me. Its apparent that is not the case though because you have helped lots of people according to the comments. God bless!
That's awesome, so glad my video was able to help u replace ur own starter, especially on this one, since its a more difficult starter to replace...congratulations on repairing ur own vehicle🙂
@@backyardchevy328 Thanks again. I appreciate the saved money.
@@logantorgerson7959 Anytime, always glad to be able to help🙂 thank you for the support.