M73 Starter Motor

[francoisv 466]

M73 Starter Motor. The one in the 750 makes a noise when trying to start

[Michael. 2312]

Just hit it with a hammer. 

[allan 295]

 

If in doubt give it a clout

The bigger the doubt the heavier the clout  

Have you seen this  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-7-series-E38-91-04-V12-5-4-M73-bosch-starter-motor-0001218136-/262606323836

[francoisv 466]

12 minutes ago, allan said:

 

If in doubt give it a clout

The bigger the doubt the heavier the clout  

Have you seen this  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-7-series-E38-91-04-V12-5-4-M73-bosch-starter-motor-0001218136-/262606323836

haha it may need a very large clout.
Thanks, just seen that now. I may just have to buy this and hopefully it works. @jeffbebe has a spare he doesn't need :-)

 

[Mr Vapour 76]

hittling with a hammer will not fix noises. 

The knock helps to free the brushes to enable them to make contact with the com. 

IF you have to hit it chances are you need to repair it. 

[francoisv 466]

haha I cant even get to it to hammer it.

It makes a weird winding noise when it initially starts, then after a second or two, it stops.

[Mr Vapour 76]

So more likely bushes or bearings. Pull it out or run.It till it melts 

[kulgan 1042]

The V12 starter motors do tend to wind up when starting. Here's the best vid I could find of the sound they make. It's pretty distinctive and way different to my old 740i.

 

Edited May 2, 2017 by kulgan

[francoisv 466]

43 minutes ago, kulgan said:

The V12 starter motors do tend to wind up when starting. Here's the best vid I could find of the sound they make. It's pretty distinctive and way different to my old 740i.

 

Holy crap. That is the exact sound haha so it's probably al good then?

[kulgan 1042]

23 hours ago, francoisv said:

Holy crap. That is the exact sound haha so it's probably al good then?

Yup, If it sounds like that you've got no worries and one less headache..lol

[jeffbebe 1559]

Yep, it's meant to sound like that. Old skool.