I watched 3 videos to do this job and this was my personal favorite. Removing fan shroud was a better way to go with this. Thanks! Appreciate all those that help us DIY-selfers with great videos to get the job done and helping us all save money. Thank you! Also... didn’t mention before, but operation was a success and your video help to make it an easier job than I anticipated. Well done!!!
@416diy Жыл бұрын
Happy to help, thanks for watching!
@jwagnermail3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. A small suggestion for battery terminal removal - start by disconnecting the negative. If your wrench hits the battery hold down bar (or something else) while removing the positive, you can spark a short and potentially blow up the battery. Removing the neg first takes that danger away.
@leroypalmer2308 Жыл бұрын
Perfect job I like when u know what ur doing excellent job
@MsBijouu3 жыл бұрын
I have watched a few DIY videos on how to remove the Matrix starter now, your camera work isn't the best but you are more thorough and detailed than anyone else and you have a list of needed tools.
@416diy3 жыл бұрын
In my defence I didn’t record this one.
@TheBearsButt2 жыл бұрын
This was a great video on how to do this. Easy, straight to the point. Thank you!
@coreymills15202 жыл бұрын
Bravo job well done
@mikeisgonz03 жыл бұрын
A note to fellow Vibe/Matrix owners to make sure that the signal wire has a good clean connection to the starter as that's usually the problem for a fail to start.....
@416diy3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. A decade ago I replaced the starter in an old civic when the problem was a rotted-off ground cable at the body.
@isaacsherwood83733 жыл бұрын
So the Vibe, Matrix and Corolla all share the same starter for that year range? That's super convenient because I need a new starter for my vibe and when I looked it up on some junkyard websites they matched it with the Corolla starter. I was skeptical at first because I want to make sure I don't waste any money.
@416diy3 жыл бұрын
Correct, most of the 03-08 vibe/matrix/corolla use the 1ZZ-FE engine, and they all use the same starter. The corolla/matrix XRS and Vibe GT models use the 2ZZ-GE engine, I’ve never worked on one those so I can’t confirm if they use the same starter or not. This was probably the easiest starter job I’ve ever done. The worst - Chevy Aveo with the Etec 2 engine.
@juanmcardenas61483 жыл бұрын
How do you figure out which post is your positive and negative on starter 03 pontiac vibe
@416diy3 жыл бұрын
Positive is the wire under the rubber boot, the removal of that starts at 4:45 in the video.
@TomoeMichieru2 жыл бұрын
As a rule, red is the positive and black is the negative