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General Information => General => Topic started by: steevz on September 30, 2012, 01:36:30 pm

Title: Need new starter.. will 02J tdi starter fit 02A tranny?
Post by: steevz on September 30, 2012, 01:36:30 pm

As the title says.. the gasser starter I used from my swap is failing fast.

Which TDI starter will fit 02A tranny?

Title: Re: Need new starter.. will 02J tdi starter fit 02A tranny?
Post by: 8v-of-fury on September 30, 2012, 01:38:30 pm

1998 Jetta TDI had the 02A transmission.

Title: Re: Need new starter.. will 02J tdi starter fit 02A tranny?
Post by: steevz on September 30, 2012, 07:59:57 pm

Got a 2000 tdi starter and it works. Turns slow still.. maybe battery or else another bad starter.

Title: Re: Need new starter.. will 02J tdi starter fit 02A tranny?
Post by: 8v-of-fury on September 30, 2012, 08:09:19 pm

is the mating surface between the starter and the transmission crystal clean? It grounds ~400 amps through there, it needs to be spotless.

Title: Re: Need new starter.. will 02J tdi starter fit 02A tranny?
Post by: burn_your_money on October 01, 2012, 05:23:58 pm

Do a voltage drop test and have your battery load tested

Title: Re: Need new starter.. will 02J tdi starter fit 02A tranny?
Post by: steevz on October 03, 2012, 05:16:58 pm

Quote from: 8v-of-fury on September 30, 2012, 08:09:19 pm

is the mating surface between the starter and the transmission crystal clean? It grounds ~400 amps through there, it needs to be spotless.

I'll double check that, thanks.

The battery might also be weak, like 750ca 600cca or something piss poor like that. I"m going to grab a 950cca battery from work and see if it helps.