Starter Check (Starter Installed) Opel Vectra A

Starter, Check (Starter Installed)

Battery

Charged and ground connected.

Starter cable

Perfect connection to starter and to battery positive terminal, maximum permissible voltage loss in cable should not be greater than 0.5 volts when starting - measure voltage at starter clamps "50".

If voltage loss is larger:

Contact parts of ignition lock, check plug connectors for adequate contact.

Starter

Connect Opel Tester - note service instructions.

Red connection clamp to positive terminal of battery.

Black connection clamp to negative terminal of battery.

Clamp-on probe to connecting lead between battery and starter - arrow on clamp-on probe must point away from battery.

Put into direct gear, apply service and parking brakes and activate starter (starter does not turn engine and blocks).

Maximum length of check: 5 seconds.

Voltage: approx. 8 V

Current consumption: approx. 300 A

Voltage too low: - localize voltage drop

Current consumption too high: - short circuit in starter

Current consumption too low: - collector dirty

- carbon brushes used up

- ignition switch contact defective

- interruption

When current consumption is too high or too low - overhaul starter.