B14 Starter Removal

Removal of Starter for the B14.

Disconnect the battery when working on any electrical components. This is one of those cases.

Remove the intake or just have it loose to get to the 2 14mm bolts that hold the starter in place.

Position of starter bolts on the tranny housing

Jack the car up on jack stands

Little side note: The B13’s do not have the black V-plate.
Also, I DID NOT remove this plate, just got it loose so that there was room to take the starter out and put it back in.

Since you have the 2 long screws that hold the starter in place loose, you can remove the 2 connections to the starter. Connection (1) is a plug and the other is the connection (2) directly to the starter ..that one is a 12mm hex nut. (Connections 1 and 2)

The black V-plate is hard to miss but the bolts are a bit tricky to find. Locate bolts (1) and (2) with your fingers before you proceed to remove them. Bolt # 2 is easier to take out from the top so that could be done earlier in the process. It is located just below the IACV (idle air control valve)
(Bolt 1)

(Bolt 2)

The top bolts are actually hex nuts, 12 mm in size. Remove both of them. Then remove the remaining two bolts, (3) and (4) which are 14mm in size.
(Bolts 3 and 4)

Removing these bolts allows room to remove the starter. It’s a bit tricky so you have to find some angels that will allow the starter to come out.
New starter in place

Install the starter in reverse order that you took it out. When you have all of the connections made, plug the battery in and wait a sec to be sure that you did not connect anything wrong and that nothing is sparking that would cause a fire in your engine bay.
Turn that sucker over and jump for joy that you just saved yourself a few hundred dollars worth of labor!! YAY!!

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