2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV Starter

You can remove the oil pan skid plate bolts and plate, the front 2 oil pan skid plate bolts, loosen the rear 2 bolts and remove the skid plate, the transmission cover bolt, and the starter bolts, slide the starter forward until the starter clears the transmission and properly support the starter, remove the right front wheel and tire, the engine wiring harness lead nut, the engine wiring harness lead terminal, the starter solenoid cable clip bolt, the starter solenoid cable nut, the starter solenoid cable, the starter out through the wheel well opening, unsnap the transmission cover from the starter, remove the starter heat shield.

You can install the starter heat shield, snap the transmission cover onto the starter, install the starter in through the wheel well opening, the starter solenoid cable to the starter, the starter solenoid cable nut, position the starter solenoid cable clip to the frame and install the starter solenoid cable clip bolt, install the engine wiring harness lead terminal, the engine wiring harness lead nut, position the starter into place, install the starter bolts, the right front wheel and tire.