Changing starter all the time, Caravelle
 

The last year we have changed the starter on my VW Caravelle minibus 2,4 D (1996) four times. Something ais destroying the starter. Have anybody had the same problem ?

RE: Changing starter all the time, Caravelle
 

check the flywheel. It may be missing a tooth or something and tearing the starter gear. Is that what is getting messed up?

RE: Changing starter all the time, Caravelle
 

Thanks for the message. I `ve talked to VW norway and they say that this might be the proplem. It is an exspencive operation, so we are not shure yet...but thank you for the reply..

RE: Changing starter all the time, Caravelle
 

so that place you talked to said it might be a missing tooth also? Flywheels aren't bad just time consuming.

RE: Changing starter all the time, Caravelle
 

they said that if something was wrong with the flywheel it might cause problems with the starter. But now I`ve got my car back and the reasen why the starter was damaged was something wrong in the electric wiring. The fuse for delivering of fuel/ diesel has been changed a lot to, and the reasen for this is the same error in the electric wiring. Now I suppose the starter will be working for a longer time. Thank you for your replies. I `ve learned something new. As you might read, I am not a mechanic...