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After seeing a thread about the Transit Connnect starter motor fitting a Cossie and that my starter was giving the death rattle and sticking abit I thought I try it out.
It fits perfectly works a treat seems alot punchier than my old one but an asthmatic OAP cranking it over by hand would have felt punchier than my old one
It more compact and weighs 1.5kg lighter than a standard one, all in all awesome
Here's a photo not the best quality taken from my iPhone in poor lighting conditons:
Now this info has came to light, it means that from now on anyone searching for a Transit Connect starter motor on ebay, will be faced with endless cosworth, rs, rs500 tags... And will also face the obligatory RS taxation??
Now this info has came to light, it means that from now on anyone searching for a Transit Connect starter motor on ebay, will be faced with endless cosworth, rs, rs500 tags... And will also face the obligatory RS taxation??
It is rather cheap from this fella the same starter from Unipart is £127 plus £85 surcharge unless you give them your old one.
I bought a magnetti item for mine for £50 exchange 6 years ago and still looks brand new and works a treat. But this is good to know for the future as they'll be available in a few years time
Strange as the bell housing on my 4x4 saff is threaded, unless i would need to drill out the threads on the starter
That's the only difference between 2wd and 4x4 fitments. 2wd has a threaded starter, 4x4's have the threads in the bellhousing. So you can just drill the starter holes out and use 4x4 bolts
I fitted a transit connect starter which was only a couple of months old and its sheared the gear so it spins freely resulting in no starting what could be causing this? Had it on the car less than 12 hours with 4-5 startups
Could be just a manufacturing defect, damaged teeth on the ring gear, solenoid engaging to late and smashing into the ring gear, damaged from dropping or hitting when installing.
You got and photos?
Rich
Could be just a manufacturing defect, damaged teeth on the ring gear, solenoid engaging to late and smashing into the ring gear, damaged from dropping or hitting when installing.
You got and photos?
Rich
I bought it new for my xr3i cabby and used the car maybe 20 times! Car has been laid up for approx 1 year and i took it off the escort, fitted to the cosworth engine and here we are lol im confused i can take some pics tomorrow!
11-05-2014, 10:25 AM
Transit Connect Starter fitted to my 3 Door
what could be causing this? Had it on the car less than 12 hours with 4-5 startups
