How to Change a Starter for a Honda Accord
- 1). Disconnect the negative battery cable from the negative battery post with a wrench and isolate it from the battery while you are working.
- 2). Locate the starter at the front of the engine compartment. It is placed near the bottom of the engine block. Remove the two electrical connections from the back of the starter with a wrench and set them aside.
- 3). Pull the wiring harness from the clip that holds the harness on the starter motor. The entire harness will pull out of the bracket without much effort if you pull it straight out.
- 4). Remove the upper and lower mounting bolts from the starter with a socket and ratchet. Pull the starter straight out of the bell housing, then lift it out of the engine compartment.
- 5). Lower the new starter motor into position and install the two mounting bolts from the old starter. Torque the bolts to 32 foot-pounds of pressure with a torque wrench.
- 6). Push the wiring harness into the harness bracket on the new starter and connect the two electrical connections to the terminal on the back of the starter. Install the retaining nuts on the terminals over the wires and tighten them with a wrench.
- 7). Reinstall the negative battery cable on to the negative terminal of the battery and tighten the retaining bolt with a wrench. Start the Accord to test the new starter.
