You listen to a starter motor noise on your Opel Meriva when you start your vehicle. We can understand that this is not enjoyable and that you have questions. Hearing such a sound is not always a good signal, but it may also be nothing serious. To support you resolve this issue, our team has decided to prepare this article to assist you in this research. First, we will detail how the starter motor functions on your Opel Meriva, and then what starter motor noises you can notice on your Opel Meriva.
Functioning and various information
Function of a starter motor on Opel Meriva
The starter motor is an electric motor whose only role is to start the engine motor 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 part 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 Opel Meriva is activated and turns the drive pinion on the flywheel to start the engine.
How to avoid starter motor noises on Opel Meriva
- Do not try to start your engine for too long
- Do not use a starter motor on Opel Meriva with a tired battery
Regardless 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 it.
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 good enough to give the power required by the starter motor to start your engine motor. 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 listen to noises from the starter motor of my Opel Meriva, what are the reasons?
I encounter a loud noise from the starter of my Opel Meriva
If you listen to a starter motor noise on Opel Meriva 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 source of it. In fact, often when the component has been dismantled for other repairs, its adjustment in relation to the engine flywheel may no longer be optimal, in which case 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 Opel Meriva change 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, check this article about front end noise on Opel Meriva which may give you other leads to fix your noise issue.
I listen to a clicking noise of the key running in my neiman but no noise at the starter motor of my Opel Meriva
If you listen to a clicking noise at the starter motor of your Opel Meriva, 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 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 concerned. You might have a issue with unplugged cable examine your electrical installation. If after tracking this clicking noise on Opel Meriva doesn’t come from your starter motor, check this article for more informations.
