Kevsta Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Evening all. Working on my car, 1995 k series, and the starter solenoid is a big rough with terminals having some issues. Started to take apart and it is knackered. Does anyone know the cheapest option for a replacement? I've seen that the replacement might be Lucas LRS110?or is it best to try to get a replacement solenoid? Cheaper the better as not got a bottomless pit of money (and have quite a few other things to work on). Many thanks kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted February 19, 2016 Member Share Posted February 19, 2016 If I wasn't trying to lose mass I'd take the existing one to a specialist and get a quote for repair.Is the ring gear on the flywheel OK?Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset7 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I'd consider changing for a WOSP item or similar. Really not too expensive and they do a couple of high torque variants - I fitted one on a 2004 K-Series a couple of years back and it was fantastic, well worth the effort and money. I've got a K-Series starter in the garage gathering dust - I could remove the solenoid and send it to you if you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Go to your local starter motor repairer ..... Google it. Probably a same day fix if just solenoid needed. Otherwise ... Brise can do a nice replacement very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revilla Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Personally I'd be wary of the Brise unit. Was involved with diagnosing a car with odd electrical problems, wouldn't start without throttle. Turned out that the Brise starter was causing a much larger than usual transient drop in voltage, the ECU thought the ignition had been turned off and reset the IACV. While digging into this, lots of other stories came to light of people having similar problems (not starting without throttle, immobiliser resetting whilst cranking etc.) with Brise starters. The owner of the car I was looking at replaced it with the standard Magneton and all his problems went away. Note that the Brise was still cranking the engine very nicely, just the transient voltage spike caused problems. From what I've seen of the WOSP unit it looks very well made, cranks well and doesn't cause similar issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revilla Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Voltage whilst cranking as measured on a multimeter would be close to 10V in both cases but with an oscilloscope trace, notice the depth of the transient spike from the Brise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanium7 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I was one of those that had issues with the Brise starter, it triggered the immobiliser every time. Swapped back to a Magnetron and all was well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sheldon Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Powerlite RAC430 is a brilliant starter on my K 1.8 VVC. Fitted 5 years ago and used a lot. Not missed a beat - oblivious to heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanical Moz Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Does the WOSP/Powerlite starter still require the Caterham starter spacer? I'm also one with a problematic Brise I'd like to replace. The Brise was on the car when I bought it so I don't have the spacer and £40 to replace it seems a bit steep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankee Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 The WOSP starter does still need the spacer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sheldon Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 The Powerlite still needs the spacer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjnewman Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Hi KevI had to replace the solenoid and managed to google the ref on the solenoid and got a replacement for 20 quid. I even managed to fit it without taking out the starter motor, just to see if I could. Don't think it was much quicker. I had a broken terminal on the solenoid that had been repaired with lots if solder I think the heat generated breaks this down over time Good luck Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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