VXR8 wont start? Any advice.....

VXR8 wont start? Any advice.....

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jon1bc

133 posts

139 months

Saturday 2nd March 2013
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Hi dealmaster what happened in the end did you resolve the issue? I'm having the same problem. Happened once at a petrol station but started on the second attempt and it also happened today on my drive but this time started on the 6th try..

ac1dBurn

85 posts

147 months

Friday 23rd August 2013
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jon1bc said:
Hi dealmaster what happened in the end did you resolve the issue? I'm having the same problem. Happened once at a petrol station but started on the second attempt and it also happened today on my drive but this time started on the 6th try..
Also getting same issue on E3 GTS did you all work out how to resolve?

Thanks

Patchdog9

1 posts

37 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Hiya....im new to this group.
Im just wondering if any one knows where i can get a starter motor for a vxr8 ls2....that doesn't cost the earth,
As i have just been on Google and its just come up with £365....😔

Lee20k

104 posts

99 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Have a look on Rock Auto website, Pontiac GTO.

If i am wrong someone here will tell me lol.

stevieturbo

17,229 posts

246 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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you could remove your own and most starter places/auto sparks etc should be able to re-con your own depending what's wrong with it

mfp4073

1,940 posts

173 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Take the starter off the car and see if it has seized or is sticking. You then want to connect it to a battery and see if if spins over. This might at lest give you an idea as to what's wrong before you spend any money.
As has been pointed out it may be possible to get it reconditioned.

jet_noise

5,630 posts

181 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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mfp4073 said:
Take the starter off the car and see if it has seized or is sticking. You then want to connect it to a battery and see if if spins over. This might at lest give you an idea as to what's wrong before you spend any money.
As has been pointed out it may be possible to get it reconditioned.
Clamp the motor firmly if you do this off the car. Huge torque. It'll jump right off the bench else!

SturdyHSV

10,083 posts

166 months

Wednesday 24th February 2021
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Patchdog9 said:
Hiya....im new to this group.
Im just wondering if any one knows where i can get a starter motor for a vxr8 ls2....that doesn't cost the earth,
As i have just been on Google and its just come up with £365....??
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=3572856&cc=1441142&jsn=1017

$136 thumbup

Use the FedEx shipping where you pay duty in advance, it'll arrive in a few days thumbup

That's for the LS2 Pontiac G8 which should be the same.

motomk

2,148 posts

243 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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Maybe try and get it rebuilt or get a picture of it or the part number you have been quoted. They are about the same money in dollars in Oz ie $350 for genuine brand new.

From the ebay Oz stores, there appears to be a cut-off in 2008 for a different starter. 92184951 is the number before 2008.
92202964 Runs from June 2008 to May 2009. < The Pontiac number.
I am lifting the info from Ebay so I would do some more research first.
There is another number from 2010 onwards.

vxr2010

2,554 posts

158 months

Thursday 25th February 2021
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i used ebay au for 02 sensors for my monaro as rock auto ones did not seem to work , i tried a few ones from rock auto but none worked , the plus side of rock auto is quick delivery and once you choose the fed ex route as mentioned above that’s all you pay as taxes etc included , shipping from aus can take a lot longer then how many more £ on top