Removing the starter motor
1. Remove the starboard intake manifold
and intake silencer.
NOTE:
To remove the intake manifold, see Chapter
4, "Intake manifold."
2. Remove the starter motor from the power
unit.
NOTE:
• Check the engine start switch, starter relay,
and starter relay fuse before removing the
starter motor.
• To remove the starter motor, see Chapter
5, "Starter motor."
Checking the starter motor operation
1. Hold the starter motor in a vise using alu-
minum plates on both sides.
2. Connect the positive battery cable 1 to
the magnet switch terminal 2, and con-
nect the negative battery cable 3 to the
starter motor body as shown.
3. Connect
the
starter
(brown/white) 4 to the positive battery
terminal, and then check the starter
motor operation.
5
2
B
Br/W
6AL3J11
motor
lead
Br/W
1
4
3
S6AL8190
WARNING
The pinion 5 moves slightly away from
the starter motor body and rotates at high
speed, so do not place any objects near
the pinion or touch it.
NOTE:
• Check the starter motor operation for a few
seconds.
• If the starter motor is disassembled for
maintenance, be sure to check the opera-
tion again after assembling it.
4. Disconnect the negative battery cable
and positive battery cable from the bat-
tery terminals.
Starter motor
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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