Rennlist

Help - car not running right after installing starter

Add to repair workspace

New repair projectOpen repair workspace

Original source

6 captured repliesDiscussion pagination complete · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis

THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW

Discussion summary

YOUR RESEARCHHelp - car not running right after installing starter

Leading reported evidence

Check clamps

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion
Double check all clamps on the plenum .
Original post Read captured discussion
Help - car not running right after installing starter

Read full discussion summary

Leading evidence: 'Check clamps' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check clamps' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.

Read captured replies

1 matching discussions · 6 captured posts examined · 0 partial discussions

Compare 2 other evidence results

Tighten screw clamps

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion
Super critical to get them seated and keep them seated as you tighten the screw clamps.
Original post Read captured discussion
Help - car not running right after installing starter

Use inspection mirror

Suggestion or failed attempt

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion
It helps to use an inspection mirror.
Original post Read captured discussion
Help - car not running right after installing starter

Frequently discussed actions (3)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

Check clamps

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion
Double check all clamps on the plenum .
Original post Read captured discussion
Help - car not running right after installing starter

Tighten screw clamps

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion
Super critical to get them seated and keep them seated as you tighten the screw clamps.
Original post Read captured discussion
Help - car not running right after installing starter

Use inspection mirror

No successful repair reported for this finding.

0
Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion
It helps to use an inspection mirror.
Original post Read captured discussion
Help - car not running right after installing starter

Coverage and how to read this overview

Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.

6 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.

Rennlist: 1 discussions

0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.

0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.

Generation: 20261026T144035Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources

POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I had to remove the starter in the car and then put it back in, but now the car isn't quite right. When revving, there seems to be a 'cough' (best I can describe it) and then it revs. So a slight delay and then revs. Mywife says the car feels like it is down on power, or that itis towing something. The only things that I had to remove to get at the starter is the airbox, throttle body and plenum. I made sure the throttle body was plugged back in and the maf. I also made sure the vacuum lines that plug in to either side of the plenum are connected. There is nothing else I would have tinkered with to get the starter out. Any ideas?

POST 2Original post

Sounds like a vacuum leak to me . Double check all clamps on the plenum .

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

That's what I figured, but I made sure that the lines poked through. Cant hurt to check again.

POST 4Original post

Im guessing the rubber boot for the plenum is not fully on. Its difficult to get right and even though u r 100% sure its i correctly, check again. It helps to use an inspection mirror. U could also have cracked the oil fill tube. Sometimes just looking at them wrong causes a split.

POST 5Original post

Agree with comments above, sounds like a vacuum leak and the plenum sleeves are the most likely culprit. Super critical to get them seated and keep them seated as you tighten the screw clamps. Will make a big difference in how the engine runs if those sleeves are not just right.

POST 6 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I went back and reseated the plenum. Everything seems better now. Thanks guys

This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.