Does anyone know where I can find a replacement motor, Märklin part no. 33227, for a 5506 Köf? It is shown as no longer available on the Märklin website. An alternative DC motor that will fit would be acceptable as I've replaced the original decoder with an ESU LokPilot 5L.

Edited to correct model number.

Edited by user 01 February 2021 16:51:39(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Thanks Per - I've corrected the model number to 5506. I the motor still works (mostly). The problem is intermittent. It will suddenly start screeching very loudly and slowly come to a stop. If I tap on it the motor will return to normal.

And you're right - the cost is a shocker! I bought this set second-hand and only paid about twice what is being asked for the replacement motor!

Edited by user 02 February 2021 11:01:25(UTC)  | Reason: grammer

Hi Bryan,

I've had the loco apart to inspect/clean and oil things prior to installing the new decoder. This came from an owner in SE Asia and there is some zinc corrosion. Hopefully not the dreaded zinc pest! It has not really been run by me except a bit on a rolling road. I was hoping to run it around the garden but the weather (read snow) is not cooperating! I may need to put a bit more oil on the motor bearings and run it some more on the rolling road. I didn't want to overdo it (the oil) initially.

One totally unrelated observation. The rear lights on this loco are wired in series for some bizarre reason. Your guess is as good as mine why they did this. The wire pair for the rear lights go to a circuit board that could have just as easily been designed to feed the lights in parallel. A real pain if one goes out as they all go out. A VOM is needed to find the dead bulb. Otherwise, a bunch of trial and error. The front lights are all individually wired.

I had it on a rolling road for a over an hour in both forward and reverse. It is very quiet running. The loud screeching did not re-occur.

Edited by user 05 February 2021 08:43:33(UTC)  | Reason: correct quit to quiet!