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Themasteryeti
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by Themasteryeti » Fri Jan 16, 2026 10:05 am
Well I manged to get a new heater, turns out if you're using a xantia heater it has to be the air con version one otherwise it doesn't have the hcm fitted in it
Heats up lovely now!
New problem tho is I tried to start the car this morning and the started just clicked and gave out a puff of smoke so that's died on me now
Before I order a new one are they the same for all diesel engines models? Don't wanna order the wrong thing
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Dieselman
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by Dieselman » Sat Jan 17, 2026 6:34 am
You need to have a look at what starter is fitted at present, which I suspect will be a Valeo D9R 121 as the options have a different number of pinion teeth.
The options are Valeo, Bosch, or Mitsubishi.
The Valeo starters are very heavily built and it's surprising to hear of one burning out, so internal investigation would be my action plan.
See post on stripping a Valeo D9R down.
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Themasteryeti
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by Themasteryeti » Sat Jan 17, 2026 10:33 am
Dieselman wrote: ↑Sat Jan 17, 2026 6:34 am
You need to have a look at what starter is fitted at present, which I suspect will be a Valeo D9R 121 as the options have a different number of pinion teeth.
The options are Valeo, Bosch, or Mitsubishi.
The Valeo starters are very heavily built and it's surprising to hear of one burning out, so internal investigation would be my action plan.
See post on stripping a Valeo D9R down.
viewtopic.php?f=19&t=11170#p132543
I'll have a look and see if I can see what model it is today, unfortunately I don't keep many of my tools at my place so might have to wait till to pull it out for another time
&Thanks for the link!
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Themasteryeti
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by Themasteryeti » Mon Mar 02, 2026 7:12 pm
Well I finally got round to trying to fit the starter I bought back in January, didn't realize what a ballache getting the thing out is!
Now unfortunately the eBay starter I order is completely the wrong thing, not even close to the right size
The plan was to get it running again and sell it on as a running driving car as since fixing my Volvo 480 I hadn't used it much, I took it out once a week just so it wasn't sitting but then the starter went and it's sat since due to the bad weather
So unless someone has a working starter laying about I might have to sell it as a non runner unfortunately, which is a bit of a pain as I doubt it'd be worth much money like that
I don't have the heart to break it for more though, it's a rare car and I'd much rather someone can bring it back to it's glory
