When my car gets hot, the starter sticks.. Its about time I change it.. Do i replace with a standard jobby, or is there abetter alternative please

 

i found a small xr2 starter to b the best!

should b about 1/2 the size of the rst 1!

Hvae u done the lil wire mod to yours already!?

 

cheers Lewis

no mate, not done any mods to it?

You serious about an XR2 one? if so what year.. guessing 87 onwards, that era

 

mk2 starter1

well u know there is a small wire with a lil push on plug that u push on to the starter!

cut that plug off & put it direct to the starter terminal & the wind a nut on to it to hold it! so your gettin a direct connection from wire to terminal as those lil plugs break down!

 

sound... cheers mate

I probably fook it up somehow anyway

 

do that lil mod 1st b4 u buy a new motor

 

I brought a high powered bosch starter for my old rst. Can't remeber the part number though

Also make sure the heat sheild is in good nick otheriwse the new one could go the same way

 

where did you purchase it from Max please? also, will check the heat shield

 

if u go for the xr2 starter the heat sheld wont fit!

but u wont need ti casue its that far awat form the zorst it dont get hot!

 

tbh mate, would rather keep the heat shield on as its just another thing to do if i need to take it off

 

Buy a NEW Ford one. It's a new design and is smaller so moves away from the exhaust. Mine has been mint for the last 6k miles so far.

 

I am interested in this, infact I posted the other day. I would like to get a definate answer as to what Starter to use.

The Genuine Ford one is a fortune I think? Also, Ford tell me that there are several different Power ratings?

 

A diesel starter motor is meant to be really good as its meant for a diesel its turns petrol engines over real quick

 

as above

 

nothing wrong with gen ford starter motor, when it starts stcking due to heat expanding the copper lining in the solenoid take it apart and lightly sand down the the solenoid plunger that connects to the pre engauge and it will be fine.
thanks
oriont

 

The Ford one was Ł60 exchange to me but I get massive discount as the company I work for spends about 7k with the dealers every month.....

Add about 30% ish to that price....

The dealer I use is very good with supplying the correct parts and they knew it was for an RST. It was completely different to the old Bosch one I took off but fitted straight on. It spins over fast without struggling.

 

Grey RS has a Focus starter on hers. Sounds really nice when it starts up.

 

ive got a small bosch one
it didnt last long before i had problems(1week)

 

a focus RS one... now thats an idea

 

he said a focus one, not focus rs

 

My Ford Dealer told me that there are 4 possible starters for the RST, all with different Power Outputs.

I NEEEEEEEED to know the answer. Saying its a Diesel Starter isnt enough!

 

just spoke to Ford..

which one sir.. An 88 RST one.... We have have several WTF??

does anyone have a FINIS code please?

 

How the hell did they get it to fit I thought there where totally different! unless they are running a MTX75 cable linkage gearbox I have a Focus starter and its well different *edit* thinking about didn't the 1.4's and 1.6's have the IB5 box which may /maynot fit

Christian and Beccy which version did you go for? I ordered a 1.4kw version from Ford today, hope it sorts my starting problems

 

On inspection, it's not the Focus one. It's actually the new style Ford one, as Daz says, and it's shitloads better. If u dont want to pay, get a small fiesta one like Lewis says - they work well.

 

I went for a Bosch one. It is also 1.4kw and smaller in size than the original. It cost around Ł90 exchange.

Its top notch!

 

can't wait to get my fooking fiesta started now!
C&B what battery spec do you use? I think I may have wasted my dosh on a Red Top, not convinced it has the cranking power I need.

 

The 1800 diesel one goes on bit chunky but works a treat. Used to have the same prob on my RST after that it never failed me again. it sounds like a cossy on start up as well!!!

 

Paul, I use an Optima Yellow Top battery. It is top notch. OK, so it should be for what it cost!

I assume you mean that you use a DMS Red Top battery? They are shite IMO for Road use. Anything close to power drain and you might aswell put it in the bin, especially if it goes totally flat. Sorry!

 

I have a 2wd cos starter on mine , like the noise ! Grey RS has a std S2 starter on now 1.5 KW i think .

 

Got the mother fucker cranking wahoooooooo!!!!!!!!!
The new Ford starter roars! weight fuck all compared to the old one aswell