Starter motor types

[Luckyone]

This was linked on FB https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?item=326961539767&rt=nc&_trksid=p4429486.m168239.l2562&_ssn=passionforperformanceparts

Has anyone seen it before? I've got one that was new a few years back that caused me a lot of problems, this one looks a bit different.

How true is that it was just a Nissan starter? I'm sure I'd posts on here over the years saying it wasn't true & the Nissan one didn't fit.

From that listing if sounds like they are just selling an OEM Nissan starter.

The guy who posted the link says he has one fitted & it works fine though.

The WASP would seem to be very good but it is expensive....

[spitfire4v8]

Nissan maxima 3.0 auto. Fitted many back in the days when you couldn't Tilton. Low power motors though so good to get you out of trouble but might not last long.

[Luckyone]

spitfire4v8 said:

Nissan maxima 3.0 auto. Fitted many back in the days when you couldn't Tilton. Low power motors though so good to get you out of trouble but might not last long.

Ah I see, thanks Joolz

I was wondering if getting an original starter reconditioned would be better than buying one of those, I guess it would!

I had a new one that was a nightmare, I sent it off to London Essex Auto (who I think you have found to be good) they said it was fine on the bench. However I tried it on two different Cerbs, it only engaged some of the time. APM Andy thought the body may have been the issue with those. The body on that ebay link one looks different. The chap on FB said his from that link had been fine when getting a rebuilt Cerb running. That was when I found the issues with my problem one, with the many starts you end up doing.

When I was looking (about a year ago) it seemed getting clutches for rebuilding them was the main problem, London Essex Auto told me the pinion gears were no longer available. If the Nissan maxima 3.0 auto has the same clutch / pinion then they must be available somewhere....