# Starter Motor, remove and install, S14

Disconnect negative cable from battery. |
Loosen clamp on intake boot, remove wiring from clips on boot and remove from air box. |
Disconnect accelerator cable and cruise cable if fitted, by squeezing plastic tabs together and pulling retainer from bracket (blue arrow). Remove nuts (green arrows) holding cable bracket to intake air box. Place cables, still in bracket, aside. |
Remove nut clamping brake booster vacuum hose to intake manifold (green arrow). |
Remove hose from fitting on bottom of air box (yellow arrow). Unscrew nut on brace below air box (green arrow). |
Remove hose from front of intake manifold beside number 1 throttle body. |
Remove nuts attaching air box to throttle bodies, remove air box. |
Remove 10mm nut securing coolant pipe to cylinder block, and 10mm nut and bolt securing oil dip stick to coolant pipe. |
Remove all three leads from the starter. 8,10, and 13mm nuts. |
Remove the two 17mm nut/bolt's securing starter to bell housing. |
Remove single 17mm bolt at front of starter |
Remove starter. |

E30 M3 Repair Manual V2.7. Copyright ©1999-2001 Koala Motorsport & Brett Anderson