Dying Starter Motor

Post by **Supplanter** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:46 pm

It is on it's way out. Is there anything I can do to prolong it's life a bit while waiting for a replacement?

mxysxy · Post by **mxysxy** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:03 pm

Supplanter wrote:It is on it's way out. Is there anything I can do to prolong it's life a bit while waiting for a replacement?

Hit is with a hammer

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:31 pm

James you might think Max is joking, but thats what i did with a Camary and a Landcruiser. So it sort of work for a mth or two.

Post by **Supplanter** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:43 pm

Yeah, I know that trick, thought it only worked with alternators though

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 10:46 pm

Nah thats the fix for starters. Also keep in mind a Galant starter innards will fit into an FTO starter casing. Looking at $200 as opposed to $500....

Post by **Supplanter** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:15 am

What would be the benefit of using Galant internals? A reco'd FTO one is going to cost me $145AUD delivered.

Post by **Bennoz** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:22 am

Galant internals are the same as FTO ones, its only the outer casing that differs... and thats only if you wanted new. Its that typical scenario when you go to Mitsi for parts & the import one will cost 3 times that of the equivalent part that was sold in a car normally here.

But $145 reco... cant beat that price

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:13 am

Supplanter wrote:What would be the benefit of using Galant internals? A reco'd FTO one is going to cost me $145AUD delivered.

$145 is cheap mate. I would just go for that. Where is that from? vic?

Post by **Supplanter** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:13 am

So I could go to Chadstone Mitsubish and get a brand new Galant S.M. for $200 and chuck the bits in my current failing S.M.? Or would I need to get an auto lec to do it for me?

Post by **Supplanter** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:17 pm

Bennoz (I think) wrote: 2 bolts and it drops right out

Well, FTO: 1 Supp: 0

Undid the 2 bolts (that top one is a bitch, especially when it is covered in oil) and it didn't drop. Tried to wriggle it with my hands, nothing. Bashed it as hard as I could with the trolley jack's handle, nothing

Am I mising something? Did I undo the wrong bolts?

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:39 pm

You give the ignition a flick & see if it jars it free?

Post by **Supplanter** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:41 pm

FTO: 2 Supp: 0

Wrong bolt

Right bolt this time, but now the starter motor hits the bottom of the down pipe

Time to call in the expert (Lee)

Post by **Supplanter** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:17 am

Hmmm, 2 years later and my starter is going again

Would it be worth getting an the old one reconditioned or just grab a Galant one and swap the parts over?

Post by **Supplanter** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:35 pm

*cough*

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:00 pm

Mate i would look at just buying a second hand one. You wo\uld get it cheaper than a recond one and could possibly never have any more trouble. Mine is still the original one and mine is a 94

Post by **Supplanter** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:42 pm

I bought a 2nd hand one 2 years ago... That's why I would prefer new this time.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:51 pm

Oh i thought you got it recond last time!

Well just pay the $145 and get it recond then

billyzFTO · Post by **billyzFTO** » Sun May 31, 2009 9:36 pm

sorry to bring up this old topic, but do you know where i can get recond starter motors from?

pete_gpx · Post by **pete_gpx** » Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:10 pm

I had an auto electrician friend help me out when mine died abot 3 weeks ago. He used second hand parts from a VY (from memory) Commodore and made a hybrid Commodore-FTO starter motor by using the armiture and bushes from the donor unit. Works absoutely brilliantly and I can say that the FTO now starts twice as easily as it did before.

He also suggested that a late model Magna starter motor would have been useful as a donor unit.

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