You hear a starter motor noise on your Dacia Dokker every time you start your vehicle. We agree that this is not agreeable and that you have questions. Hearing such a sound is not always a good sign, but it may also be nothing severe. To assist you fix this problem, our team has chosen to write this article to support you in this research. First, we will explain how the starter motor functions on your Dacia Dokker, and then what starter motor noises you can notice on your Dacia Dokker.starter-motor-noise-dacia-dokker

Functioning and various information

Function of a starter motor on Dacia Dokker

The starter motor is an electric motor whose sole task is to start the engine of your vehicle. 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 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 Dacia Dokker is activated and turns the drive pinion on the flywheel to start the engine.

How to avoid starter motor noises on Dacia Dokker

  • 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 is too cold. You should not try to start for more than a few seconds or you will burn your starter motor. Indeed, the current necessary to make it turn and the speed of rotation only permits it to perform its function over very short and intense periods of time. If the vehicle does not start, look for the solution elsewhere.

  • Do not use a starter motor on Dacia Dokker with a tired battery
  • Although when you have a battery that is tired, you always want to start your vehicle, the energy it is capable of holding may not be sufficient to provide the power needed by the starter motor to start your engine. Repeated attempts will pre-use your starter motor and if you do not fix the origin of your failure to start repeatedly, your starter may be the future part you will have to replace.

I hear noises from the starter motor of my Dacia Dokker, what are the reasons?

I experience a loud noise from the starter of my Dacia Dokker

If you notice a starter motor noise on Dacia Dokker 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 part has been dismantled for other maintenance, its adjustment in relation to the engine flywheel may no longer be optimal, in which circumstance the gears will be worn down as time passes and will not slip and will no longer properly engage the engine when starting. Verify the state of the drive pinion, if it is the component resposible of the starter motor noise on your Dacia Dokker replace it.
If it is a noise in the front of your vehicle but it seems to you after reviewing not to come from your starter, consult this article about front end noise on Dacia Dokker which may give you other leads to eliminate your noise problem.

I hear a clicking noise of the key running in my neiman but no noise at the starter motor of my Dacia Dokker

If you hear a clicking noise at the starter motor of your Dacia Dokker, there are two possible failures associated with this symptom. 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 common 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 check your electrical installation. If after looking at this clicking noise on Dacia Dokker doesn’t come from your starter motor, check this article for more informations.