Dear SanRemo Only just picked up your post - hope you have found someone by now, if not, please post again etc as I would be happy to help you. Briefly, you can change the st. motor by extracting it through "the top". The trick is to detach the radiator expansion/header tank (top left of engine bay when viewed from the front) from its fixings together with a bracket that houses a relay, a fuse holder etc and move them clear - no need to drain system or anything. my memory slightly hazy here, but I think there is a bit of trim (bit like sound deadening felt?) that is attached to the gutter at the rear of the engine bay - this might mildly get in the way, but I think I managed to move it just enough to get clearance. The clever bit :- Once you have got your starter free, (not the easiest of jobs either) you tie some sturdy but not bulky nylon string around the "nose" of the starter (can't remember quite how I tied it, but it must be so that you can pull it nose first vertically. Threading the string through the gap you have made, pull it up carefully, noting that the silhouette of the starter as you draw it up - i.e. a large circle(starter body) next to a smaller circle(solenoid body) will only fit through the gap one way! Refitting is of course, in the best "Haynes" tradition - a reversal. Best Regards Chris
