R56 Removing starter without taking off intake manifold. Help.

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Mar 20, 2022 | 04:20 PM

Sea.mini

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Removing starter without taking off intake manifold. Help.

I have a 09 mini Cooper r56 non turbo. The starter is fried. I was able to remove it off the engine, but I can't get the sucker out the top or bottom.

Is there a trick I'm not seeing?? I really don't want to have to mess with the intake manifold and fuel rail. Any help would be greatly appreciated 👍

Heres a few pictures to see what I'm dealing with. Thanks!

Mar 20, 2022 | 08:15 PM

renchjeep

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If you take the lower engine torque mount off, you could swing the engine forward or back a bit, and maybe then it will fit out.

Mar 20, 2022 | 09:19 PM

Sea.mini

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Originally Posted by renchjeep

If you take the lower engine torque mount off, you could swing the engine forward or back a bit, and maybe then it will fit out.

Thanks for the reply bro. That's a good idea, Im going to try and drop the exhaust to and see if I can't get a better angle on it. New starter should be here tomorrow. We'll see how it goes.

Mar 21, 2022 | 08:13 PM

robjlr

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By the time you deal with the annoying rubber bits, why not just take the intake off? It's like 5 nuts and some clips. Oh, and a pesky 10mm. Takes, eh, 15 minutes.