Starts when cold and runs well, when warm it won't start.
Pain in the ass having to bump it off the petrol station forecourt, any ideas or pointers ?

 

on the starter motros u have a small(brown i think) wire concted to it by a lil plastic push on plug!

cut that plug on & attach a nice new ring connector! then put thta over the connection on the starter motor & screw a nut on to it to hold it on!

walla!

 

No mate try getting hold of a starter motor heat shield you will find heat from the exhaust reflects on the starter causing it to get hot,so it would go in your favour!

 

if you dont have the starter motor heat shield on you will have problems when hot!! you can still get them from ford

 

Cheers for the replies chaps, roll on the weekend when I have a chance to do it.

 

awrite al.the guys above are rite.u can wrap your exhaust wae heat wrap at the starter to stop it getting cooked.is your fan on in the petrol station when you put the ignition on.mines wouldnt start when like that and i put a 60 amp per hour battery in instead of 44 amp and it starts no problem now.

 

If u need to buy a new motor get 1 from a xr2!

its about 1/2 the size which takes it miles away form the zorst!

the heat shields r absolute bollox! did fook all on mine!

i fitted the xr2 starter & it was exclelent!

 

Hmmm decisions decisions, gonna plump for the bigger ampage battery first me thinks as it won't hot start on it's own, but if i jump it then it does.

 

well a new heat shield sorted mine! never failed to start when warm since fitting it!!

 

Does anyone have the part number for the heat shield and the xr2 starter as i'm having the exact same problem with mines. Hopefully i can still buy them both brand new to solve this ongoing problem

Cheers
Melly

 

heat sheild wont fit the xr2 starter! but u sdont need if it u use 1!

 

Which one would be the best buy the starter or the heat shield. Can you still buy both new from Ford. Found a part number 1644016 Ł14.47 for the heat shield but changing the starter for a new one now saves me doing it later if necessary

Cheers
Melly

 

u can probably get a good 2md hand starter for about Ł20!

I'd go for the starter myself!

 

Cheers Lewis

 

before my car died, i NEVER used to suffer from this problem without a heatshield, i think it largely depends on the car


also i have a spare starter motor if you wanna part with some cash

 

Managed to find this starter for Ł14

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WD1V

If it is the correct one then i'm sure a few peeps could get in on it as the guy seems to have a few.

Cheers
Melly

 

When my S1 starter started to loose it when hot (bumping it of the petrol station forecourt sounds very familiar or having to wait 15 min), I swapped it for a recon Escort 1.8D starter and no problem ever since.

 

thats what i was going to mention was try a diesel starter as if you use an xr2i one im not sure if it is able to turn over the engine or there might be a chance you could fook the ring gear!