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Old Feb 3, 2023 | 04:11 PM
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Default VIDEO Bench test and replacing a starter

Well it happened to one of my Crossfires. Starter went bad! cause was snow, moisture and salt = RUST!!. Well let me tell you how happy I was to have the pleasure of changing a starter in these cars. Only a few nuts and bolts to remove but the ridiculous lack of space made it oh so fun. So I checked the service manual and then started that way but then while compared to what I saw under the car, I decided to go another route instead. Much simpler and faster than the service manual's recommendation. So of course I had to get the camera (Iphone 10) and start recording the process from start to finish. I again wanted to stay true to all my other how to videos on YouTube and make them as simple and straight forward for anyone, including beginners with no wrenching knowledge but wanting to start and learn how to work on these cars and save a ton of money (as we all know how Dealerships love $$$) and finding a trustworthy mechanic, preferably an ex Mercedes trained one to work on the Crossfires. Not at a sure how much this job would have cost at a shop but if you know, post it down here. The Starter itself is not expensive, but the skin graft at the local hospital could be...

 
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