M62 - Starter hangs up

[kablammo]

Hello there,

I'm new to the forum and wanted to introduce myself and share my recent purchase woes. I just purchased a 2003 X5 4.4 with 88K miles and the starter hangs up and does not disengage straight away when the engine is started. I've been told the starter is bad but wanted to see if anybody out there is or has experienced this same symptom. My guess is the bendix is sticking but would love to hear any thoughts.

Just for grins I'm charging the battery overnight and will see if it still hangs up after a good overnight charge. If not I guess a new starter/rebuild will be in order and I'll be searching for a starter replacement DIY.

This E53 is my 6th bimmer and I typically wrench on my my own stuff with much help from forums such as this one - thank you DIY posters!!!

P.S. Yes, I've tried searching . . .

:::UPDATE::: I replaced the starter with a remfg Bosch and have no more issues with the hang up noise. Sorry I didn't have time to document a DIY but it was pretty straight forward once the top E12 torx bolt is loosened.

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