You notice a starter motor noise on your Tesla Model X every time you start your vehicle. We can understand that this is not agreeable and that you have questions. Discovering such a noise is not always a good sign, but it may also be nothing severe. To help you remedy this issue, our team has chosen to produce this article to help you in this research. First, we will explain how the starter motor works on your Tesla Model X, and then what starter motor noises you can discover on your Tesla Model X.
Functioning and various information
Function of a starter motor on Tesla Model X
The starter motor is an electric motor whose single role is to start the engine unit of your vehicle. By a magnetic system and a “serial” technology, it will release an enormous torque that will allow it to drive the pistons of the engine that are subjected to enormous compression and an oil that provides additional resistance being not very fluid when cold.
It is completed by the “solenoid”. It is an electromagnet that goes under a 12 volt electric impulse to push the fork (link element between the “solenoid” and the electric motor of the starter) and thus engage the starter drive pinion on the engine flywheel. Following this action, once in engagement, the starter motor of your Tesla Model X is activated and turns the drive pinion on the flywheel to start the engine.
How to avoid starter motor noises on Tesla Model X
- Do not run your starter too long
- Do not use a starter motor on Tesla Model X with a tired battery
Even if your engine does not start because of tired glow plugs, for example, or because the climate is too cold. You should not try to start for more than a few seconds or you will burn it.
Although when you have a battery that is drained, you always want to start your vehicle, the energy it is capable of holding may not be sufficient to furnish the power required by the starter motor to start your engine unit. Repeated attempts will pre-use your starter motor and if you do not solve the origin of your failure to start repeatedly, your starter may be the future component you will have to replace.
I notice noises from the starter motor of my Tesla Model X, what are the reasons?
I feel a loud noise from the starter of my Tesla Model X
If you perceive a starter motor noise on Tesla Model X and you have the feeling that it is close to a loud noise, it is plausible that it is the starter motor gears that are at the origin of it. In fact, often when the part has been dismantled for other repairs, its adjustment in relation to the engine flywheel may no longer be ideal, in which situation the gears will be worn down with time and will not slip and will no longer properly engage the engine when starting. Check the condition of the drive pinion, if it is the component resposible of the starter motor noise on your Tesla Model X change it.
If it is a noise in the front of your vehicle but it seems to you after checking not to come from your starter, check this article about front end noise on Tesla Model X which may offer you other leads to fix your noise issue.
I notice a clicking noise of the key running in my neiman but no noise at the starter motor of my Tesla Model X
If you notice a clicking noise at the starter motor of your Tesla Model X, there are two possible failures related to this indicator. If you have in addition to the noise the motor is not running, it may be the “solenoid” is not supplied with energy. One of the most traditional ways to relaunch it is to hit it with a metal bar to remove the dust that blocks it. If that is not enough, it may be the neiman who is involved. You could have a issue with unplugged cable check your electrical installation. If after looking at this clicking noise on Tesla Model X doesn’t come from your starter motor, check this article for more informations.
