It is a backup disco while my other one is being repaired , when the weather is cold below minus 5 the starter will not engage I managed to jump start it with a small push. and when it is warm it is no problem I took the wire off the frame from the neg battery terminal cleaned it and put it back on but no difference, I then took a propane torch to the starter and after just a few minutes it started . it has a brand new battery any ideas would be helpful thanks

 

How old is the starter and have you had this issue before the winter season?

 

Sounds like the bendix is gunked up with oil/crud making a paste that's too thick when cold for it to move the drive gear to engage the flywheel ring gear. If it were mine the first thing I'd do is pull the starter and clean up the bendix and see if that fixes the problem.

 

I was gonna add that, but when mine went out, i just replaced it. Mine had 135k miles on it. Could be the warming sign of your starter needing to be replaced

 

yes it just started with the latest cold snap never an issue before ,I was thinking there may be another way to fix it that did not involvo removing the starter which looks well hidden and hard to get at .thanks

 

Getting the starter out is actually not as hard or difficult as it seems, the heat shield is the pain in the *** part. Other then that, 2 torque bolts and 3 connections and it comes right out.

 

RacerX- I have heard other people refer to the starter as having torque bolts, are torque bolts the star shaped ones? The few that I have removed have been "Allen" bolts or hex key bolts.

I'm wondering if some starters have 2 different types of bolts?

 

I think they are called torx bolts, and they are star shaped. Thanks for the info guys. I haven't dug into the starter yet, but I have one on the shelf, just waiting for a good time to get dirty with it. So, it is hex head bolts, 9MM. Good to know.

 

The D1 uses allen head hex bolts.

 

So, I think you can be sure it is an allen/hex head(if I am correct a 9MM), check the sticky section for a write up on removal of the starter. As stated the shield is hardest part. It connects to the engine mount and is recessed into the cavity, so it is a little hard to get at.