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my vans just come back from MOT (passed no prob) but i have been told i need to change my flywheel or it will rip the teeth off the starter motor.i have looked for this part on internet but cannot find one .can anyone steer me in the right direction. i have a 1987 caravelle 1.9 waterboxer petrol automatic.

Autos dont have a flywheel, they have a thin drive plate that carries the torque convertor and starter ring gear.

so start again.brand new starter motor fitted.get a grinding noise when turn ignition which stops when van started.

I have read the plate can crack which means torque converter has some movement, may be that but I have no experience.

this is what it looks like, yoh can buy ths plate new but silly money so ask in wanted section if your mechanic thinks you need it.

if it is this will it cause any damage if i dont change it ?

To be honest nobody can tell you exactly whats wrong from your description or what will happen if you do nothing

ye i know not much to go on.but lad at garage said he thought it sounded like the flywheel .i know now it doesnt have one but thats the sound its making

May have one of them, if you want it.

great.van going in garage this week to have a look at problem.how much you want for it if thats what i need

Was the starter nose bearing changed when the new starter was fitted? Might be worth checking.

Autos have a starter motor with the front bearing attached. No bush in the gearbox casing.

marlinowner wrote:Was the starter nose bearing changed when the new starter was fitted? Might be worth checking.

I don't think autobox starters have them, its a different starter to flywheel starters.
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