Starter

[neptuneboat01]

Does anyone know what starter I can interchange on my 1986 240 ? This car is dead up by my work place and I thought it was just the battery but a new battery later it still will not start . The starter sounds bad but before spending more can I pop the starter from my 1991 940 T into the 240 to see if it will start ?

[Retired MVS Contributor]

Does anyone know what starter I can interchange on my 1986 240 ? This car is dead up by my work place and I thought it was just the battery but a new battery later it still will not start . The starter sounds bad but before spending more can I pop the starter from my 1991 940 T into the 240 to see if it will start ?

My first question is "Is this car an automatic or a stick shift?"...If it is an automatic, the problem most likely is the neutral safety switch located in the center console on the left side of the shifter...There is a white plastic arm/link that gets misaligned...If it is a stick shift, you are probably on the right track...

Both of these cars have the 4 cylinder "red" engine and it is very likely that the starter is the same, but I cannot guarantee it because I have never compared them and have never had to replace a starter...BTW, do not strike the starter to "unjam" it...The starter has permanent magnets instead of wire-wound field coils and sharp blows can deguass the magnets, or shatter them...They are very brittle...

Jerry

[ed7]

Yes, the starters will swap.
Make sure the cables, both cables, are clean and tight on both ends.
Ed