Subaru starter issue

I have a 1994 Subaru Loyale. It has 42,000 miles my Subaru destroys starters. I just had the seventh starter put on. I got 8 starts and then the starter was destroyed. What could be causing thr car to keep killing starters. Any one else have this problem ? help !!!!!

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RIVV1
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What exactly happens to them?

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mulder

My old Chevy truck would grind them up if the shims weren't in place. Specifically, the bendix gear would get ground down.

If your motor is simply burning up, then you need to check the voltages at the starter motor to determine if they are high\low etc.

Lastly, if the starter isn't disengaging you may be frying it from running at too high of rpm from driving the car.

-Kurt

RIVV1 wrote:

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Kurt C. Hack

Any mechanic that changes the starter

7 times without looking for the real problem should not be touching a car.

As others have said, there's something wrong with it engaging or disengaging. Find a better mechanic.

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Jim Stewart

Hi what happens is when i turn the key the selinoid only clicks and the starter motor wont operate. The starters were installed by our local subaru dealer. They asked me not to bring the car back they threw in the towel and said it was not worth trouble shooting. Each starter that has been put on will work for mabe a few days. One burnt up just after it was put on the car. All of the voltages are correct and the wiring is good. everyone that sees the car is stumped. The starter will engage but the motor just wont turn. I dont know what else to do!

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RIVV1

Is it disengaging once the engine is started? Also, I would make sure you have a multi-meter hooked up to the starter leads the entire time you are cranking, starting, once started, and shutting down. If you are burning up to motors, an electrical problem is the only cause, short of it not disengaging. Lastly, check your ground wiring to make sure its intact and corrosion free. In fact, I would take your multi-meter and test the resistance of the ground wiring while your in there. It wouldn't be the first time I've heard of grounding issues causing odd problems for people.

-Kurt

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Kurt C. Hack

Have the starters been tested after being removed, to verify that they actually failed?

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mulder

Are you sure that when the solenoid clicks the starter drive gear is NOT engaging the flywheel? If the drive gear does engage the flywheel but cannot make it turn, perhaps due to misalignment or some similar issue, then the motor WILL burn out due to the high current draw. Motors draw much higher current when they are prevented from turning then when they are turning - since that generates what is called "back EMF."

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Victor Roberts

Is the starter engaging or it's only clicking? Try pulling the starter out and testing it; connect a set of booster cables (red to the + and black anywhere on the starter where you can put the clamp), then use a jumper wire (a piece of regular automotive wire, 14 gauge, and 2 aligator clips works well) from the + side and touch the connector on the solenoid where the thinner wire is normally connected, and the starter should run (put your foot on it or have a helper hold it down, they tend to jump a little when they spin). If it only clicks, the solenoid is usually the problem, the clicking is the piston inside moving, but may not be making contact, or the starter itself is faulty. To test further, put a test light on the wire going from the solenoid to the starter, when the solenoid clicks, it should light, meaning power is going to the starter, if it doesn't light, no power is going to the starter. Light on, starter is the problem, light not on, solenoid is the problem. If it does engage but doesn't turn over, check the wires to the starter for bad connections (had one where the wire was corroded inside the housing, but looked ok from the outside). To check, connect booster cables from the battery to the + side of the starter, and ground to the starter body, if it now turns over, one of the wires from the battery is bad, check one at a time to find which. Ed B

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