You notice a starter motor noise on your Citroen Berlingo 2 each time you start your vehicle. We can understand that this is not pleasant and that you have questions. Hearing such a sound is not always a good indication, but it may also be nothing significant. To help you solve this trouble, our team has chosen to produce this content page to support you in this research. First, we will describe how the starter motor works on your Citroen Berlingo 2, and then what starter motor noises you can notice on your Citroen Berlingo 2.starter-motor-noise-citroen-berlingo-2

Functioning and various information

Function of a starter motor on Citroen Berlingo 2

The starter motor is an electric motor whose only function is to start the engine unit of your car. By a magnetic system and a “serial” technology, it will generate an enormous torque that will allow it to drive the pistons of the engine that are exposed 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 2 is activated and turns the drive pinion on the flywheel to start the engine.

How to prevent starter motor noises on Citroen Berlingo 2

  • Do not run your starter too long
  • Even if your engine does not start because of tired glow plugs, for example, or because the weather conditions is too cold. You should not try to start for more than a few seconds or you will burn it. Indeed, the current required to make it turn and the speed of rotation only allows it to perform its function over very short and intense periods of time. If the car does not start, look for the solution somewhere else.

  • Do not use a starter motor on Citroen Berlingo 2 with a tired battery
  • 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 good enough to provide the power needed by the starter motor to start your engine unit. Repeated attempts will pre-use your starter motor and if you do not resolve the trigger of your failure to start repeatedly, your starter may be the future element you will have to swap.

I notice noises from the starter motor of my Citroen Berlingo 2, what are the reasons?

I feel a loud noise from the starter of my Citroen Berlingo 2

If you perceive a starter motor noise on Citroen Berlingo 2 and you have the feeling that it is approaching a loud noise, it is conceivable that it is the starter motor gears that are at the origin of it. Indeed, often when the component has been dismantled for other fixes, its adjustment in relation to the engine flywheel may no longer be perfect, in which situation the gears will be worn down over time and will not slip and will no longer properly activate the engine when starting. Check the state of the drive pinion, if it is responsible of the starter motor noise on your Citroen Berlingo 2 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, check this content page about front end noise on Citroen Berlingo 2 which may give you other leads to resolve your noise trouble.

I notice a clicking noise of the key running in my neiman but no noise at the starter motor of my Citroen Berlingo 2

If you notice a clicking noise at the starter motor of your Citroen Berlingo 2, there are two possible failures relating to this 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 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 concerned. You might have a trouble with unplugged cable examine your electrical installation. If after tracking this clicking noise on Citroen Berlingo 2 doesn’t come from your starter motor, check this article for more informations.