Starter motor advice

[RUSSELLM]

Well, after almost ten years, it's finally gone.

Do I get it refurbished, cheaper, shorter warranty, me having to pay labour every time it goes in / comes out.

Or can I get a new one like the the thing that originally came with the car ?

[TT Tim]

Any good to you:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR-CERBERA-NEW

Tim

[RUSSELLM]

Cheers Tim.

[simond001]

Russell,

if you want to go the refurb route, try tim at Curd's I know he had some spares in not too long ago. He also had a route to buy new, bu not sure if he still does that.

01892 542680.

[RUSSELLM]

Thanks Simon, I've already ordered that one off ebay.

I'll let you know how I get on with it.

[longbow]

I was looking in the Deomn Tweeks Motorsport catalogue last night and saw a starter motor insulating wrap/sock - might be worth putting one on to stop any heat damage in future...

>> Edited by longbow on Wednesday 22 March 15:05

[methodwares]

Back in my youth of building engines for drag racing, in the frying pan known as florida where the heat can melt tarmac and the tires that are resting on them... we had starter problems as well, but it was only on chevy motors and never on the fords. the difference was the chevy starter had the selenoid mounted on the side of the starter much like the cerb one is, where as the ford had a remote selenoid. the starters on both engines ran fairly close to the exhaust so the heat was even more intense than the oppressive heat. it was well known among the racers that heat would cause it to stop working after a while. Wonder if it would be worth looking into mounting a remote selenoid and by-passing the one on the starter... unless of course if the selenoid itself actually throws out the starter gear...

[RUSSELLM]

You've just reminded me of something.

I was having problems with the original starter button, so Power fitted me a new button connected to a relay (I think) connected to the starter.

It could be that the relay is on it's way out.

That said, this morning the starter made a click, then the second time there was nothing. I put the car in gear, rocked it back & forth & got the click again, followed by nothing again.

Plus it's been making some weird noises when starting (like a whirring sound, after it's fired up)& it's missed a couple of times of late, so I think it's still the starter in my case.

[purpleheadedcerb]

I think the whirring sound would be the starter not disengaging. Might just nead servicing and graphite greasing to get it engaging/disengaging properly.

[cossiemetro]

anybody been to a reconditioners i needed a cosworth starter for my special needed high torque but low price the put an escort diesel inners in a cosworth 2wd body all the power i needed i'm sure they could do the same as the inners and outers are normally easily swapped about a good starter motor chap could suss it out i'm sure and for a 1/4 of the price

[RUSSELLM]

New one's arrived.

Tho box says it's refurbished, but the product looks new & the invoice say's "new".

Now to get it fitted

>> Edited by RUSSELLM on Thursday 23 March 12:01

[dean_ratpac]

cossiemetro said:

anybody been to a reconditioners i needed a cosworth starter for my special needed high torque but low price the put an escort diesel inners in a cosworth 2wd body all the power i needed i'm sure they could do the same as the inners and outers are normally easily swapped about a good starter motor chap could suss it out i'm sure and for a 1/4 of the price

bet that little metro flys!!! when are you thinking of getting a cerbie?

[easto]

I went the Nissan maxima route....starts beautifully!

Fitting it wasnt tooo difficult even for a numpty on the tools like me!

I have a spare on now as well...suppose it could be a good spare if recon'd

[cossiemetro]

my metro should go like stink when its finished i lost my way a while ago
i should spend some of my cerbera money on it to finish it lol (its 99% done)
only needs a few little but time consuming things to finish hopefully, 900kg and 400+bhp
should be fun,
as for a cerbera i'm looking now but don't have a fortune to spend so i'll have to wait for one to come up in my price range

[andyjmac]

How long 'should' it take to replace the starter motor??

Been without my car for 17 days now and im 'slightly' hacked off!!

[dean_ratpac]

cossiemetro said:

as for a cerbera i'm looking now but don't have a fortune to spend so i'll have to wait for one to come up in my price range

what is your budget? some of the long standing cerbie members on here have some great cars in excellent condition up for sale.

[cossiemetro]

i only have a max of £11,000 BUT ACCORDING TO THIS THREAD I SHOULD'NT BOTHER
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=254513&f=6&h=0
LOOKS LIKE A 911 C2 OR SOMETHING ???? DOH!!! DOH!!!!

[RUSSELLM]

andyjmac said:

How long 'should' it take to replace the starter motor?? Been without my car for 17 days now and im 'slightly' hacked off!!

Horizon are fitting my new one next Wednesday, but I originally asked about getting the old one refurbed & the place they use turn them around in 24 hours.

I've bought the new one off these people www.ces-auto-electrical.co.uk

[RUSSELLM]

It's in & I'm back .

Think I'll get the old one refurbed, for a spare.

[TooTall Paul]

Have you somewhere in mind to get it refurbed