Fun and games connecting battery after other starter

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Filter housing just lifts up, watch yourself though as they can break.

Once you get it off the first time ull know exactly how it comes off next time haha!

Theres like a small part of the plastic that catches on the top of the bracket at the back of the housing, that with a bit of a pull will slip past it.

I tried lifting it but unless it has to pulled with alot of force, it's stuck....i gave up as i don't want to break it....i thought the plastic "leg" that goes into the back of the housing somehow got prised up from the top or bottom but i cant see where

There are two connections to the starter - the main 12v feed from the battery which is what powers the motor itself, and the thin solenoid wire which effectively switches the starter on and off. The starter is earthed through the gearbox casing.

If you're getting a shower of sparks, are you absolutely sure that nothing is shorted out where you've been working on or near the starter? You'll get a small spark normally when reconnecting the battery as there is some low current circuits that are live without the igition on (stereo, clock etc) but that's it.

The main feed to the starter is unfused so you need to be careful!

Something must be shorted but don't know what or where, like i say, the only thing (to my knowledge) is reconnecting the earth cable with a diffirent ring connector.....i'm scared to try it again as i hate working electrics (especially starers)