I put starter motor back together on my Daihatsu sedan 1993 model but when put battery leads back the starter motor keeps spinning

The solenoid only brings two large discs of copper together to make a strong connection from the positive battery terminal to the positive lead on the starter motor. The connection from the solenoid TO the starter motor is corroded or broken. Make sure to remove negative battery connection before doing anything with your starter motor. Lots of amperage is dangerous.

The most common cause of a non-starting car is the battery. It is either weak, (low voltage) dead, (zero voltage) or has bad connections. (corroded or loose) I will assume you have a fully charged battery with good connections. (both to battery and starter relay)
If you remove the starter switch lead (small wire) from the starter relay and apply +12v from the battery to its respective prong or lead on the relay, and your starter cranks, your starter switch is faulty. (not to be confused with your key switch). If you jump the two large wires together on the relay and it cranks, then the relay is faulty. If you jump the two large wires together and nothing happens, then starter is faulty, or wires to starter are loose or broken. Picture of starter switch prong on the relay is pictured. NOTE: sparks are to be expected, so don't be too scared.

1997 Daihatsu Pyzar starter motor located bottom of engine bay at the back between engine and framework below front window of car



Its in a real nasty place

(see picture)



Very tight space and to remove both starter motor bolts, you need to access it from above engine and below engine


- Disconnect battery connections from battery first

- Disconnect wire from starter motor

- Remove starter motor bolts

- Remove starter motor via top of engine (lots of jiggling involved due to wires in the way etc)



Good luck!!

On the Internet there are a lot of different descriptions of where the CRANKSHAFT position sensor is on the 2005 Dodge Stratus sedan 2.4L engine.

HERE IS WHERE I FOUND IT ON MY CAR:
it was on the front of the engine, behind/under the starter motor.

HOW CAN YOU TELL IF IT IS AT THIS LOCATION ON YOUR CAR:
- One website said that if the 8th number/letter in your car's VIN number is an X then it is located here (this was true for my car).
- To confirm: See if there is a wire (3 wires together actually) leading under the starter motor (see #2 below for a description of the starter motor's location).

THESE ARE THE STEPS I TOOK TO REPLACE IT:
1. Disconnect the positive terminal of the battery. (Turn the wheels all the way to the right, remove/pull back the black plastic cover of the front of the left wheel well, thus exposing the battery, and then unbolt the red positive terminal). You NEED to do this because you'll be working with the starter motor and you don't want to get shocked.
2. Unbolt the starter motor. You can see and access the starter motor from the top. It is situated on the front of the engine block, below the air intake (see the picture). It just has two 15mm bolts on the right side holding it on. You should be able to get a ratchet or wrench to them from the top, or you may even be able to get at them better from below.
3. Lift the starter motor up out of the way. I left all of the wires connected to it, and simply tied it with twine to the plastic air intake above to keep it out of the way.
4. You should be able to clearly see and access the sensor now (see the second picture). It has one bolt, and the plug. *Make sure to put a little oil on the rubber seal of the new sensor before inserting it.
5. Put everything back, in reverse order.

A COUPLE OF THINGS TO NOTE:
- I believe this applies to model years 2003-2006, and to the 2.4L Chrysler Sebring sedan of the same years.
- You probably don't need to jack your car up for this repair. I had my car up on ramps, but in the end I did everything from the top.

It looks easy for the 940 but I am not sure about the 940 turbo, as maybe some of the turbo parts are in the way. I'm not sure about that, since there is no documentation on the turbo model vs. the 940 standard model. If you can follow the following instructions, then I would give it a whirl.

REMOVAL & INSTALLATION - 1993 Volvo 940

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable at the battery.
2. Disconnect the leads from the starter motor.
3. Remove the starter motor retaining bolts.
4. Remove the starter motor from the vehicle. To install:
   
5. Position the starter motor to the flywheel housing.
6. Apply locking compound to the bolt threads and install the retaining bolts finger-tight.
7. Tighten the bolts to approximately 25 ft. lbs. (34 Nm).
8. Connect the starter motor leads and the negative battery cable. Fig. 1: Unfasten the nut retaining the starter cables . . .
   Fig. 2: . . . and remove the starter cables
   Fig. 3: Unfasten the starter retaining bolts . . .
   Fig. 4: . . . and remove the starter from the engine
   

I have no idea what size engine you have although I have a website posted below with photos of all made for your year. Look at them and the you can locate where yours is at by the distingushed photos I have sent

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-ContextMenu&rlz=1I7ADFA_en&q=05+dodge+stratus+crankshaft+sensor&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=OcUwTLasCcKDnQfd4rDlAw&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CDAQrQQwAg

You can bench test a starter. But be warned it jumps when the jumper cables are applied.
Take and put the nut from the battery cable connection back on. Put the Positive battery lead of the jumper cable on that. Hook up the jumper cables to a good battery. Touch the negative battery cable to the mounting housing of the starter. A quick touch is all you need to do. If the starter is good it will will shoot out the starter drive gear and spin freely. The starter will jump and twist.

it's 1 of those jobs that you probably want a mechanic to do unless you can see your starter
f it hangs off the back of the motor then have a mechanic change it as the exhaust is probaby right over top of it abd it has to go downwards and can only be accessed from the botom
if it is on the front of your motor then disconect the baterie and look for 2-3 nolts then hold the starter to the motor or trany
after you remove te\he bolts remove the wires dont be afraid to make a diagram of the wires
heck use masking takpe and tie the wires that go together together and mark them usualy ther are 2 terminals 1 for main power and 1 for the starter circut and the starter circut is usualt red and a lighter guage wire

I'm not quite sure about W/P location (probably under the timing belt, front cover)..........But you can go to your Public Library, they'll have a manual, and you can copy it FOR FREE!
Good Luck.

the starter my suffer from a thermal open or stator problem.  Just install a rebuilt unit and don't mess with a suspect unit.  Not worth the effort.