How to test your starter motor & solenoid - Starter troubleshooting

How to test / troubleshoot / check a starter for correct operation: starter test / starter solenoid test / starter motor test

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[billsmith]

I agree with all the commenters who commend you for not including a bunch of fluff and getting right to the point. I hate the videos of people who love to hear themselves talk and and who use stupid exaggerated gestures and corny intros. My time is valuable. Your video was very informative. It made perfect sense. Going to test my tractor starter tomorrow.

[vusindlovu]

Some people are naturally born with teaching skills. Mind blasting tutorial! Outstanding👌 God bless you!

[Halicet]

Thank you, This was an excellent video, that got straight to the point of exactly all the ways to test my starter/solenoid and know if it's bad or not without a bunch of unnecessary time wasting extra content. I salute you sir! Keep up the great content!

[rondumont]

Thanks your video saved my butt getting my Kubota running after a snow storm and I tried several things over a couple hours. Watched this and with a screw driver jumped positive to ignition paddle on solenoid- starter kicked in. Used key for glow plugs and did it again - tractor started right up. This tells me ignition not sending enough volts to starter. BUT I can simply install a momentary push switch to solve the issue. Thanks again

[MrMelvin]

Thank you for this! Really helped me ensure I wasn't spending money on a starter for nothing. Appreciate you taking the time to make and post this.

[Irondrgntp]

Best video on youtube for Starter and solenoid troubleshooting. Thank you!

[roee]

Great Video! Straight forward, scripted so we could pause and follow. Really helped me diagnose my 81 Delco Remy . Cheers

[DDGraphicArtandSign]

Excellent! Still helping folks after all these years!

[PebbleInMyPocket]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. It's exactly what I need to know without 10 minutes of waffle.

[axisptyltd]

Excellent video! Straight to the point and checks all components. 👍

[khamteh]

Ten times better than going to school. Learn heaps in 3 minutes. Thanks dude

[franksimpson]

Excellent and thorough. Exactly what I needed to learn. Thank you!!

[TehKaiser]

Superb video. Other videos are not as comprehensive on what to check out, such as the solenoid failure mode and checking for voltage.

[randomusername]

The guys disliking this tutorial are these who throw their working starters without testing it. Perfect video.

[RAJIMAX]

Thank you, I checked using video, both solenoid and motor works but I couldn't work out how to wire to test the voltage using the multimeter, the video doesn't show what wire goes where, can you explain please?

[callmebackfriday]

I got a used one OEM starter in ebay and now I know how to test it before installation. Thanks for the excellent video.
By the way, anyone how how long starter will last for a Toyota Corolla (it has 190, 000 miles), about time go bad ? Thanks

[Junqueira]

Hi, where could be a problem, if starter rotates, but pinion doesn't push out? Starter is new. I changed it, because of this problem. It hapenned on my last ride before winter time. When I was running on highway, engine stall suddenly. So I glided to the highway exit and put cas aside and tried to start engine, but it didn't. Only starter was moving. We towed to my garage and there I noticed, that starter didn't move with crankshaft. I tried to change starter relay, but it didn't help.

[driver]

Best starter motor video on U tube hands down. Cheers bloke

[Dazman-jutu]

Great video, very helpful and to the point. wording needs to stay up for twice as long.

[lmakula]

Thank you very much ! Now I am not confused, and I can check the starter motor 👌👌👌👋