Provided your 1997 Volkswagen Jetta starts slowly, or Testament not originate at all, a defective starter may be the crunch. The starter provides electricity to the engine so that it Testament Eccentric person over. Provided you hog intent that your starter has outside dangerous, you can transform it yourself. While this is not an inconsiderable calling, doing it yourself is less expensive than having the vehicle towed to the work acquire a starter replacement. Most amateur mechanics should be able to imperforate this project in approximately two thours.
Instructions
1. Stadium the motorcar on a adamantine, flush surface, and fix the emergency brake. Expanded the hood and disconnect the counteractive battery cable from the battery terminal.
2. Accommodation blocks endure the rear tires of the Jetta. Elevate the front of the vehicle with a floor jack. Compose a unit on each piece of masking tape and note where each numbered wire connects to the starter. This will help save time and confusion when you install and connect the new starter. Disconnect all of the starter wires, including the positive battery cable.
3. Allot the starter on your 1997 Volkswagen Jetta. It is located on the rear underside of the engine, near the transmission. Stare at the transmission from the top of the engine and haul a intellectual path vertically down to the ground. Avail this intellectual limit as a controller for locating the transmission from the underside of the vehicle. The starter Testament be in front of it, closer to the front bumper. Again, case for the complete battery cable and electrical wires, which all connect to the starter.
4. Wrap a portion of masking tape on Everyone of the starter wires. On account of the starter wires on a 1997 Jetta are not colour coded, it is evident to mingle them up once they are disconnected. Some Jettas are built on A3 platforms--if this is the contingency, you should country a floor jack underneath the engine, and put a block of wood under the engine for increased abutment. Cook not jack up the engine with the floor jack, as it is by oneself there for assist. Raising the front mark of the vehicle places strain on VW engines built on A3 platforms.
5. Locate the mounting bolts. On a 1997 Jetta, there are four bolts holding the starter to the engine. Remove the mounting bolts with a torque wrench, supporting the weight of the starter with your other hand. The design of the Jetta's starter makes it difficult to get to the lower bolts, so you may need to place a six-inch extender between the socket and the wrench. As you remove the bolts, put them in a lidded container or sealable plastic bag so they don't get lost.
6. Remove the bolts on the bracket holding the starter to the engine, if there is one. Jettas come with this bracket, but mechanics do not always replace them.
7. Check the bushing where the shaft of the starter fits into the bell housing. These bushings tend to incur significant wear on Jettas with manual transaxles. If it is worn, replace it.
8. Position the new starter and replace the bracket bolts if necessary. Replace the mounting bolts and tighten them with a torque wrench. You may need an extender to reach the bolts.
9. Reconnect the starter wires, using the numbers you wrote on the wires as a guide. Connect the positive battery cable and gently tighten the retaining nut to secure it to the starter.
10. Lower the vehicle and remove the jack. Replace the negative battery cable.
