You hear a starter motor noise on your Citroen Berlingo once you start your car. We agree that this is not agreeable and that you have questions. Hearing such a noise is not always a good indication, but it may also be nothing severe. To support you resolve this problem, our team has decided to create this content page to assist you in this research. First, we will detail how the starter motor works on your Citroen Berlingo, and then what starter motor noises you can experience on your Citroen Berlingo.
Functioning and various information
Function of a starter motor on Citroen Berlingo
The starter motor is an electric motor whose sole task is to start the engine unit of your car. 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 component 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 Citroen Berlingo is activated and turns the drive pinion on the flywheel to start the engine.
How to prevent starter motor noises on Citroen Berlingo
- Do not try to start your engine for too long
- Do not use a starter motor on Citroen Berlingo with a tired battery
Regardless if your engine does not start because of tired glow plugs, for example, or because the weather conditions is too cold. You should not turn your key for more than a few seconds or you will burn your starter motor.
Although when you have a battery that is exhausted, you always want to start your car, the energy it is capable of holding may not be enough to generate 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 deal with the trigger of your failure to start repeatedly, your starter may be the future part you will have to swap.
I hear noises from the starter motor of my Citroen Berlingo, what are the reasons?
I experience a loud noise from the starter of my Citroen Berlingo
If you experience a starter motor noise on Citroen Berlingo and you have the feeling that it is close to a loud noise, it is possible 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 appropriate, in which case the gears will be worn down over time and will not slip and will no longer properly engage the engine when starting. Verify the condition of the drive pinion, if it is the component resposible of the starter motor noise on your Citroen Berlingo replace it.
If it is a noise in the front of your car but it seems to you after checking not to come from your starter, read this content page about front end noise on Citroen Berlingo which may offer you other leads to solve your noise problem.
I hear a clicking noise of the key running in my neiman but no noise at the starter motor of my Citroen Berlingo
If you hear a clicking noise at the starter motor of your Citroen Berlingo, there are two possible failures relating to this warning sign. 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 classic 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 may have a problem with unplugged cable verify your electrical installation. If after examining this clicking noise on Citroen Berlingo doesn’t come from your starter motor, check this article for more informations.
