vitara starter motor

[sally_o]

rang supercheap and repco to try and get a starter motor for my 96 model vitara one said they dont have a listing the other said that the only one i can get is a uni point one.i have been through 3 of the unipoint ones in 18 months.(over it).does any one know if i can get a bosch one from somewhere?

[nicbeer]

carb or efi?

not sure if they are different alse.

have u still got ur old dead one?

[sally_o]

its a 96 swb with EFI .removed the latest one to die last night,pulled it apart and cleaned it up( as the outo elect had done for me a few months ago and charged me $150),put it back and it worked fine,started first kick thismorning when i went to work at 6 but when i got in to start it at 5 this avo it wouldnt start till i hit it with a hammer.it does see a lot of water but i havent heard of any others that have the same trouble so i was woundering if it might just be those perticular ones but i cant seem to find any others.

[scooby_74]

http://suzistore.com.au/shopexd.asp?id=641

you know its the right one at least

[nicbeer]

if its like the sierra/swift ones the insides are the same and just the casing needs clocking aorund or swapping the innards over.

i have a baleno one here and going to swap them over to my vit engine when i get time.

[Guy]

I found the painting the inside of the solinoid with a good tough epoxy helped alot when your starter is dunked a but in the drink.

Cooldrive sell plenty of aftermarket starters, The one I got off them for my GU was quite good and proved to be quite reliable.

[sally_o]

i didnt touch the solinoid when i cleaned it the other night. . .should i heve cleaned it to????? when u say a hard apoxy something like araldite?????

[sally_o]

found this on ebayhttp://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0252323179

[suzimad]

I sell them for $165 brand new + postage.

that ebay site is incorrect , the vitara one has a different bolthole pattern to the all the others listed on that site. all the front wheel drive cars have a different bolthole pattern to rear wheel drive (on a vitara/sierra the boltholes are in line with the centre of the nosecone , the front wheel drive cars the boltholes are offset to the centre of the nosecone)

[sally_o]

read some of his feedback,not good.as for suzispares not much difference in price between them and repco(buy the time i pay freight and inssurance there is $3 difference) ended up just ordering another through repco today,want the car this weekend and it will be here tomorrow.but next time.thanks

[gumtree]

get it off suzimad as u know u will get the right one and its cheap! wreckers are rips and they are always at the end of its life anyways.

[gumtree]

so what did ripco sting u?

[sally_o]

sorry ment suzistore . . cost $290 and it will be here and in by tomorrow night,was going to be $287 after post and insurrance from suzistore.if i was not on its way suzimad have the deal.orderd it about an hr before i saw his post.. DOH

[Guy]

i didnt touch the solinoid when i cleaned it the other night. . .should i heve cleaned it to????? when u say a hard apoxy something like araldite?????

A hard epoxy paint. You can get it for tools etc. Helps stop it from rusting and sticking when it gets water logged.

[sally_o]

all in and working a treat.. turned out to be OEX brand. . little bit longer and narrower than the other witch made it a little bite tight getting it in there.
its got a little breather valve on the bottom off it,the others didnt?????

[murcod]

I knew a guy who used to rebuild starter motors for a living. He told me to clean them up inside (including the solenoid/ throw out mechanism- that's what usually causes the issues) and that often it's best to put no grease on them. That's what causes the problems as crap accumulates in the grease and binds them up.

He said the only thing he'd lube them with is silicone spray.