5 reasons why the starter in the car can suddenly “die”

Clicks, sluggish rotation or silence. Such surprises can be thrown by the starter of the car. Agree, it’s unpleasant, especially when you urgently need to go on business. The AvtoVzglyad portal tells about what reasons can cause a starter failure.

To begin with, the main part of the starter is a conventional electric motor. This means that all “electrical” problems, especially those that appear in the cold, are not alien to him.

The fact is that the starter consumes a lot of current, especially on machines with diesel engines. Therefore, the first and most common reason why the starter starts to barely turn can be a banal battery discharge, especially after spending the night in the winter. But it happens that the problem lies in poor contact or oxides in the wiring. In this case, you need to check the thick positive wire going to the starter.

Depreciation of the electric motor can also be the result of problems when starting the engine in cold weather. The brushes or windings of the "armature" fail. And the windings can short out. There is an old-fashioned way to solve this problem, when the starter is lightly hit with a hammer. The main thing here is not to overdo it, so as not to split the body. If it turned out to start the engine, then it's time to think about repairing the assembly, because the windings will short-circuit again, and you still have to climb under the hood.

If the car is no longer young, then the starter may stop working due to the fact that dirt has accumulated inside the mechanism over the years. Sometimes a simple cleaning is enough to bring the knot back to life.

Let's mention another common problem - bendix wear. Over time, its mechanism wears out, in which case the starter turns, but does not turn the flywheel. This problem will be indicated by a sound similar to crackling. The easiest way to diagnose is to dismantle the assembly and troubleshoot it.

Well, how not to pass by human stupidity. There are many people who, for example, having bought a crossover, believe that this is a real “jeep” and start famously storming puddles on it. So: a cold shower for a starter will not harden it, but vice versa. The mechanism may simply jam, or over time, the “armature” windings will begin to rust and tightly adhere to the stator. It is treated only by replacing the entire node entirely.