When your car is running normally everything is fine, however if it starts to have regular complications you might start to speculate, specifically if your car won’t start. In this post we will show you where the starter of a Mitsubishi Pajero is, it will help you to solve your ignition complications. To get this done, we will first summarize the purpose of a starter, then, where is the starter on a Mitsubishi Pajero , and, finally, how to change the starter of a car.

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Purpose of the starter on your Mitsubishi Pajero

We start this article by explaining the purpose of the starter motor on your Mitsubishi Pajero. The starter is an electric motor which is powered by your battery, its role will be to make your engine run at a high enough speed to start it (usually around 300/400 rpm). It is built from three most important parts:

  • The Solenoid: This component is an electrical relay that will action as a switch, it will be activated by the key of your Mitsubishi Pajero and let the current from your battery to the engine unit of your alternator.
  • The engine unit: Main component of your alternator, it is the one that will drive the flywheel of your Mitsubishi Pajero and make enough speed for your engine unit to start.

  • The engagement pinion: This is the last part of your starter, it is the toothed wheel that will be in direct contact with the flywheel, it enables to transfer the force from the starter to the engine.

Where is the starter on a Mitsubishi Pajero?

Now that we have fairly quickly described what a starter is and how it works, we will answer the question that most of you have to ask yourselves where is the starter found on a Mitsubishi Pajero? It is quite easy to discover a starter, indeed, it is a large part that will almost always be positioned in a similar place. We let you discover the two possible spots for your car starter down below.

Location of the starter on classic Mitsubishi Pajero

First and most general case, where to discover the starter of a Mitsubishi Pajero with a conventional motor (implied without start and stop). The starter has a particular function, to start the engine unit of your car, for that, it must always be near the engine unit flywheel of this one because it is the part that it actuates when it is used. The flywheel is found at the junction between your gearbox and your engine unit.

Location of the starter to Mitsubishi Pajero with start and stop

And now second possible starter location of your Mitsubishi Pajero . This case is much less frequent. It only relates to engines equipped with start and stop, and a good part of them will be equipped with a starter positioned close to the flywheel. However, on some particular series or engines, the starter of your Mitsubishi Pajero might be included in your alternator, it is then named a starter-alternator, to discover it nothing less difficult, find your accessory belt and you should discover the big starter block.

How to change the starter on a Mitsubishi Pajero?

Finally, we’ll describe to you quite fairly quickly how to change the starter of a Mitsubishi Pajero. This process is not necessarily complex, it can be considered by people who have a minimum of simple mechanical knowledge and adapted tools. Follow down below the most important steps to carry out this intervention:

  • Disconnect the battery on your Mitsubishi Pajero, if you don’t know how to do it, don’t think twice to consult our article which details how to do it without taking any risk.
  • After discovering your starter, loosen the fasteners that hold it in your engine unit block, there will in most cases be 2 or 3
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  • It will be time to disconnect the power cables from the starter motor of your Mitsubishi Pajero, however before doing so we suggest you to take a picture of the set up to avoid making a mistake when reassembling.
  • It’s possible that to take out it you might need to take out parts like the gimbal.
  • Remount the new starter, being careful when connecting the connectors.
  • Reconnect your battery and test your starter.

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