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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Pontiac 🢒 2009 🢒 Montana SV6 Ext. 🢒 Engine 🢒 Engine Mechanical - 3.9L 🢒 Starter Replacement

Removal Procedure

    Object Number: 1679424 Size: SH
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection .
  2. Remove the radiator air baffle. Refer to Radiator Air Baffle Assemblies and Deflectors .
  3. Remove the engine to transmission brace at the rear left side of the engine.
  4. Remove the transaxle converter cover bolt (1).
  5. Remove the transaxle converter cover (2).

    6. Object Number: 1679831 Size: SH
  6. Remove the engine harness ground nut (1).
  7. Remove the engine harness ground (2).
  8. Disconnect the engine harness electrical connector (3) from the starter.

    9. Object Number: 1679419 Size: SH
  9. Remove the starter motor "BAT" terminal nut (5).
  10. Remove the positive battery cable (3, 6) and the engine harness (1) from the stater motor "BAT" terminal.
  11. Remove the starter motor "S" terminal nut (4).
  12. Remove the engine harness (2) from the starter motor "S" terminal.

    13. Object Number: 1679421 Size: SH
  13. Remove the starter motor bolts.
  14. Remove the starter motor.

Installation Procedure

Caution: Before installing the starter motor to the engine, tighten the nut next to the cap on the solenoid BAT terminal. If this terminal is not tight in the solenoid cap, the cap may be damaged during installation of electrical connections and cause the starter motor to fail later.


    Object Number: 1679421 Size: SH
  1. Position the starter motor to the engine.

    2. Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.

  2. Install the starter motor bolts and tighten to 40 N·m (30 lb ft) .

    3. Object Number: 1679419 Size: SH
  3. Install the engine harness (2) to the starter motor "S" terminal.
  4. Install the starter motor "S" terminal nut (4) and tighten to 3 N·m (27 lb in) .
  5. Install the engine harness (1) and the positive battery cables (6, 3) to the stater motor "BAT" terminal.
  6. Install the starter motor "BAT" terminal nut (5) and tighten to 17 N·m (13 lb ft) .

    7. Object Number: 1679831 Size: SH
  7. Connect the engine harness electrical connector (3) to the starter.
  8. Install the engine harness ground (2).
  9. Install the engine harness ground nut (1) and tighten to 20 N·m (15 lb ft) .

    10. Object Number: 1679424 Size: SH
  10. Install the transaxle converter cover (2).
  11. Install the transaxle converter cover bolt (1) and tighten to 10 N·m (89 lb in) .
  12. Install the engine to transmission brace at the rear left side of the engine.
  13. Install the radiator air baffle. Refer to Radiator Air Baffle Assemblies and Deflectors .
  14. Connect the negative battery cable. Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection .